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Dragons dealt cruel blow by Pienaar

Dragons dealt cruel blow by Pienaar

Springbok ace Ruan Pienaar put the boot into another Welsh region as his 80th minute drop goal hauled Ulster to a 25-23 win over Newport Gwent Dragons at Ravenhill.

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Pienaar earned Ulster an 18-16 triumph at Parc y Scarlets earlier in the year with a 50 metre penalty and his last gasp drop shot came moments after Jason Tovey had seemingly won the game for the Dragons with a drop goal of his own.

That made it 23-22 to the visitors, who had matched the home side try for try with touchdowns from Tovey, Lewis Evans and Aled Brew, but Ulster regathered the kick-off, moved to within striking distance and then watched as their South African import won the day.

It was a bitter blow for the Dragons’ Play-Off hopes, although they still have a chance of making the top four. Five of their remaining six games at are home and they still have to play four teams above them at Rodney parade – Blues, Ospreys, Leinster and Ulster.

The bonus point at Ravenhill moved the Dragons into seventh place, but left them 17 points adrift of Ulster in the fourth Play-Off spot. They are also 12 points behind the sixth placed Scarlets in the race for the third and final automatic qualifying spot for the Heineken Cup.

Magners League P W D L Pts
1 Munster             17 14 0 3 63
2 Ospreys            17 11 0 6 54
3 Leinster             17 11 1 5 51
4 Ulster                17 11 1 5 51
5 Blues                16 11 0 5 49
6 Scarlets            17   9 1 7 46
7 Dragons            16  7 1 8 34
 

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