Dragons receive double injury blow

Dragons have confirmed that Gavin Henson and Tyler Morgan face "extended spell on the sidelines" after the pair missed the 18-15 defeat by Benetton Rugby in the Pro14.

Scans earlier this week revealed Henson has a hamstring tendon injury, which is expected to keep him out for between 6 and 8 weeks.

Centre Morgan has a foot injury he picked up in training which requires surgery. He is not expected to return to action for about four months.

"It's very frustrating for him (Morgan) because he's a super talented player, he's been involved in Wales squads from a young age and he's passionate about the Dragons and he was in great form until he was injured in November," said  Dragons head coach Bernard Jackman.

"He came back from that, did a lot of hard work, and in an innocuous moment in training he went up for a high ball, came down and hurt his foot which requires surgery.Morgan was due to start against Benetton, but felt a crack in his foot after going up for a high ball in training

Like Morgan, Henson has missed long spells this season and has only started one game in 2018.

Jackman was keen to praise the fly-half's body awareness in spotting the injury before it became worse and needed surgery.

"We were doing a fitness session last Monday and he [Henson] had a little twinge," said Jackman.

"He went off straight away to get looked at by the physio. He wasn't in serious pain but he didn't feel right so, to be sure, we had him scanned.

"Thankfully his body awareness is so good he didn't train again on it. If he had of trained there was a real chance he could have ruptured his tendon and needed an operation.