1
EXCLUSIVE: 'The Dragons Lair' - Behind the scenes documentary
By Ian Cameron
In a RugbyPass exclusive, we take you behind the scenes at Welsh Pro14 side - the Dragons - as they prepared for their penultimate pre-season game against English champions Exeter Chiefs.
Buoyed by the takeover of the club by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), a new look Rodney Parade and the appointment of former Grenoble coach Bernard Jackman, the Dragons have set their eyes on qualification for Europe and are eager to shake off their tags as the weakest Welsh region.
With exclusive access to Dragons at their state-of-the-art training centre at Ystrad Mynach, this fly on the wall documentary brings you closer than ever to what goes on behind closed doors at a professional rugby team.
Trending on RugbyPass
2
Jake White: Ireland, Australia and Wales have the same problem
3
David Campese names his Springbok world player of the year winner
4
Let's be real about these All Blacks
5
Latest Comments
i think Argentina v France could be a good game too, depending on which Argentina turns up. The most difficult to call is Scotland Australia.
Go to commentsSmith is playing a different game with the rest of the backs struggling to understand. That's the problem with so called playmakers, if nobody gets what they're doing then it often just leads to a turnover. It gets worse when Borthwick changes one of them, which is why they don't score points at the end. Sometimes having a brilliant playmaker can be problematic if a team cannot be built around them. Once again Borthwick seems lacking in either coaching or selection. I can't help but think it's the latter coupled with pressure to select the big name players.
Lastly, his forward replacements are poor and exposed either lack of depth or selection pressure. Cole hemorrhages scrum penalties whenever he comes on, opponents take advantage of the England scrum and close out the game. Is that the best England can offer?
Go to comments