Having ended a six-game losing streak, Dragons will look to avenge last season’s heavy defeat by the Sharks when they host the Durban side in Newport on Saturday.

Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 1, Sharks won 1.

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When they last met:

Did you know?

• Dragons RFC’s six-game losing run in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship ended with their 23-17 home win over Munster on Sunday.

• Dragons have not won successive matches in the Championship since April 2021.

• Dragons lost all four fixtures they played against South African opponents last season.

• Cell C Sharks began their URC campaign with a 42-37 victory away at Zebre last weekend.

• The Sharks have only once before won successive away games in the Championship, doing so at Benetton and at the Bulls in February.

• Sharks’ only previous defeat by a Welsh region was 17-23 to Cardiff at the Arms Park on 16 October 2021.

• The two sides’ only previous meeting was in Durban in April, with the home side running out 51-3 victors.

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