BOSS Dai Flanagan felt Dragons He was humiliated by the Lions to fail of their bid to host the final 16 of the European Problem Cup.
The Rodney Parade membership will journey to both Toulon or Glasgow within the play-offs after a 30-25 defeat at Ystrad Mynach.
They trailed 30-5 early within the second half of the sport in Newport, the place they moved to apply on a frozen area.
The Dragons bounced again to assert a pair of bonus factors that sealed qualification with tries from defender Aki Seiuli, full-back Jordan Williams and wing Rio Dyer so as to add half of Will Reid’s first-half tally.
Nevertheless, they didn’t capitalize on the purple clock within the twenty second and the Lions took the spoils to disclaim them a house fixture towards Flanagan & Co. Competitors 92.
Ross Moriarty is dominated from the pitch (Picture: Huw Evans Company)
“We can not maintain giving ourselves 20 factors. Ultimately, nonetheless good the trouble is and the character is unbelievable, now we have to be higher,” mentioned the top coach.
“Bodily and emotionally, we weren’t prepared and we misplaced floor each offensively and defensively.
“The lack of Ross Moriarty [to concussion after four minutes] most likely influenced it as a result of we have a look at it when we have to go ahead and swing pace.
“However we had worldwide gamers all around the area and one of the best specialists in Wales, the flexibility to drag him again was nice, however now we have to be higher at not letting him get away from us.
“It is irritating as a result of we’re doing very properly, however now we have to get higher and be taught to win.
“It is nice to look at the fashion of play, to maneuver the ball and with correct taking pictures – we see area and shoot into area – however the hardest factor is studying to win.
“The extra expertise a bunch will get, the higher they’re at managing pace. “We’re an inexperienced group, not by way of age, however by way of the sport, and we have to be higher on this space.”
The primary optimistic on a irritating afternoon was the return of Wales’ Leon Brown after 9 months out with a neck harm.
The prop will hyperlink up with Wales for the Six Nations tomorrow after a formidable 35-minute show off the bench.
“The bench was nice and it was nice to have Leon Brown again with the quantity of touches he received – you possibly can see he is a Take a look at participant and it is no shock Warren Gatland picked him for the Six Nations,” Flanagan mentioned.
“He is been coaching at this depth for a very long time, simply because he was upset and a little bit sore.
“Bodily he did not again down and his scrum was wonderful towards the Lions, he received attempt after attempt.
“Below Warren Gatland, Wales will certainly be coaching at an depth that can put together him for worldwide rugby and if there’s one man who’s bodily ready for worldwide rugby, it is Leon.
“We’ve been behind and forward Welsh rugby The Commonwealth and everybody else knew when it existed. If Leon Brown is match, why not decide him?”
The Dragons will maintain talks with Wales administration over whether or not Brown will earn extra minutes towards Glasgow in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship.
Nevertheless, Dillon Lewis might select to not launch his tight finish as he works his approach again from harm.
