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Brodie Coghlan brace in vain as Dragons beaten by Zebre

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Zebre beat Dragons 31-21 - Photo from United Rugby Championship Youtube

Dragons blew an early lead as they slipped to a 31-21 defeat away to Zebre to remain rooted to the foot of the United Rugby Championship.

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Two early tries from Brodie Coghlan helped Dragons into a 21-7 lead with just over half an hour gone in Parma, but it was all Zebre thereafter as the Gwent side slipped to an 11th defeat in 12.

Dragons began brightly and were rewarded when Coghlan went over from close range 12 minutes in, with Will Reed converting for a 7-0 lead.

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It took just three minutes for Zebre to respond through Giovanni Licata, but the Dragons were still looking the better of the two sides in the early stages and soon got back on top.

Coghlan won a turnover penalty in the corner and the hooker soon capitalised himself as he ran in for his second try, again converted by Reed to restore the seven-point advantage.

And in the 31st minute the visitors had a third try, with Huw Anderson cutting through the Zebre defence before handing off to Joe Westwood to cross.

But Zebre got one back in the last minute of the first half through Bautista Stavile, and that proved crucial as the momentum shifted in the second half.

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The hosts needed only a couple of minutes to get back on level terms as Geronimo Prisciantelli crossed after great work from Rusiate Nasove, and Fetuli Paea then put them ahead in the 59th minute.

The Dragons were given hope with Alessandro Fusco sent to the sin bin for a cynical foul in the 71st minute, but they could not make the most of the extra man as Prisciantelli kicked a penalty in the dying seconds to seal Zebre’s win.

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takata 10 minutes ago
Can Les Bleus avoid a Black-wash in New Zealand?

Sure a break is better than no break at all - but to use the same analogy as before, it’s like refilling a car with gas but not giving it a good service.

But, here, I’m just answering what it’s so hard for you to see, as you wrote above: “Overall, it is very hard to see what France is gaining in the player welfare equation. It is simply replacing one set of overworked players with another.”


And for me, the gain in the player welfare equation is certainly obvious and I wonder how you could have missed it. Or maybe you’re more a Polemist than an real Analyst?


The third Test is 19 July, round one of Top 14 2025-26 first weekend of September. Probably a month of pre-season in August with three warm-up games. Where is the off-season for players to recover properly?


In the NFL they have 7 months.

Yeah right!

The NFL is also distributing contracts worth $210.000.000+ for 4 years… In Top 14, Dupont was paid a yearly €480.000 (brut) by Toulouse while F. Russell was offered £1.000.000 with Bath. Consequently, I really fail to see how anything NFL is relevant with rugby, but you already know that.


Beside, La Section Paloise already started its pre-season (today) and the number of warm-up games would range from 0 - 2 (mostly 1). For the bulk, after five weeks, the restart is next week as their last game was on 7 June. The break is shorter than 6 weeks for staff and those players who were not involved in their last game.


Last season ranking. Club -> date restart (break weeks)

08. Pau (SP) -> 9 July (~ 4w)

00. Montauban (USM Sapiac) -> 14 July (> Pro D2)

07. La Rochelle (SR) -> 14 July (~ 5w)

12. Paris (SF) -> 15 July (~ 5w)

11. Lyon (LOU) -> 15 July (~ 5w)

10. Racing 92 -> 15 July (~ 5w)

13. Perpignan (USAP) -> 16 July (~ 5w)

09. Montpellier (MHR) -> 16 July (~ 5w)

06. Clermont (ASM) -> 21 July (~ 5w)

05. Castres (CO) -> 21 July (~ 5w)

04. Bayonne (AB) -> 28 July (~ 5w)

03. Toulon (RCT) -> 28 July (~ 5w)

02. Bordeaux (UBB) -> 6 August (~ 5w)

01. Toulouse (ST) -> 4-11 August (~ 5-6w)


If Attissogbe (from Pau) is also playing the 19 July test (very doubtful), he will be back from holliday on 1 September (6 weeks later). No matter what, he is going to miss several rounds of Top 14.


(…) three-Test series in NZ is not ‘friendly’. It is a serious opportunity to prove you can beat one of the best nations in history in their own backyard.

You can also repeat it a million time but it won’t change the fact that those summer tests are the lowest priority on the FFR agenda. It’s a shame, it’s not going to change - even if they rename the window something else, but it’s for good reasons in my humble opinion.

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