Preview: Dragons v Bulls

Dragons RFC

• Props Chris Coleman and Aki Seiuli are the two most heavily penalised players in the league, with penalty counts of 16 and 14 respectively. The Dragons have the lowest scrum success in the league (79%) and have conceded a league-high 12 scrum penalties on their own feed
• Dragons RFC have scored two tries which originated from lineout steals – more than any other team. However, they have scored the joint-fewest tries in the league (27, = Munster, Emirates Lions, and Zebre Parma)
• Looking for alternative methods to keep the scoreboard ticking, the Dragons have scored the most penalties in the BKT URC (27). Their goal-kicking success rate is 81%

Vodacom Bulls

• Wing Canan Moodie is the first player this season – and only the second player since the inception of the BKT URC – to concede both a yellow and red card in a match. He also conceded three penalties
• Linking the forwards and backs with his ball-handling, Ruan Nortje has made more passes than any other forward in the BKT URC (46) – seven of these have been offloads. Marcell Coetzee has also made the most try assists for a forward (three)
• Aggressive in the scrum, the Bulls have won more penalties from opposition scrums than any other team (nine). Their opposition have averaged just an 86% success rate at the scrum, lower than any team bar the Cell C Sharks

Did You Know?

Dragons RFC and the Vodacom Bulls have only met once, with the latter beating the Welsh province 55-20 in Pretoria.

Dragons RFC home form has improved this season, during which they have won three of their five matches in Newport.

The Vodacom Bulls have had a reversal of fortunes in the last couple of rounds. They have lost two on the bounce, both to South African franchises, after a four-match winning streak