Dragons put off-field troubles to one side to claim shock win over Munster

Dragons pulled off one of the shocks of the season by defeating Munster 23-17 for the first time since 2015.

The Gwent region put their off-field troubles behind them to record their first win at Rodney Parade for over 18 months.

With director of rugby, Dean Ryan, reported to have departed after three years in the post, it was left to head coach, Dai Flanagan, to pick up a win in his first home game in charge.

Dragons had to rely on a superb individual try from Rio Dyer for the victory with JJ Hanrahan kicking six penalties.

Munster’s tries came from Stephen Archer and Ben Healy, with the latter adding two conversions and a penalty.

A simple penalty from Healy gave Munster an early lead but their former player, Hanrahan, nullified this with a more difficult effort from 50 metres.

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