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Dragons are heading in the right direction, insists Williams

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Dragons are heading in the right direction, insists Williams

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Rhodri Williams is confident the Dragons can have a prosperous future after a massive improvement in performance over the past month.

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Dragons were knocked out of the European Challenge Cup after a late burst from Northampton Saints saw the English side wrap an unforgettable 43-39 victory at Rodney Parade. But the three times capped Wales scrum-half believes the Dragons are in a good place moving forward.

“Our performances have been significantly better over the last six weeks. We are learning as we are going and it is showing,” said Williams.

“In the first 35 minutes against Edinburgh we showed glimpses of what we can do and it was the same against a quality Northampton side. We put them under some real pressure, but on the other side it’s about us dealing with pressure and when they have the momentum.”

Despite falling the wrong side of the scoreline the Dragons were mightily impressive against a very strong Northampton Saints side. “The defeat is painful because there were so many positives. We could and should have pushed on to win that game,” he added.

“We went a bit passive and tried hanging on to win rather than keeping to the plan of how we want to play and putting it on them. Credit to Northampton, they came at us second half and scored some impressive tries.

“We will take plenty of positives but there is plenty to work on as well. It’s a good learning experience for us. We are disappointed to have lost and it really hurts, but there is a lot that we can take from that game.

“The main point is not to try and hang on, we should push on. A Leinster or Ulster would keep putting a side to the sword. We have to be confident like that and keep playing in the same way that got us in the lead.”

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