Challenge Cup: Dragons 35-12 Newcastle – Filo Tiatia’s men on brink of last 16

Dragons: O’Brien (co-capt); Richards, Inisi, Owen, Dyer; De Beer, Hope; W Jones, Coghlan, Hunt, Woodman, Carter (co-capt), Keddie, Young, Wainwright.

Replacements: G Roberts, Martinez, Dlamini, Douglas, Lewis-Hughes, R Williams, Ackerman, C Evans.

Newcastle: Obatoyinbo; Wade, Arnold, Hutchison, Hearle; Grayson, Benitez Cruz; McCallum, McGuigan (capt), Palframan, Usher, Hodgson, Lockwood, Christie, Gordon.

Replacements: Fletcher, Brocklebank, De Bruin, Baker, Parsons, J Elliott, Beeckmans, Greenwood.

Yellow card: Hodgson 46, Gordon 67, Parsons 68.

Referee: Christopher Allison (SA)

Assistants: Morne Ferreira (SA), Griffin Colby (SA)

TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)