Filo Tiatia gave a blunt assessment of the Dragons’ failings after they lost for the 21st consecutive time to Cardiff, who moved to the top of the early-season URC table.

Ross Moriarty is still going strong, back in the area where the family dynasty first made themselves known, as Simon Thomas reports.

Having lost their last match 49-0 and needing to impress friends in high places, the Dragons could do with sending out a message on Friday night when they host rivals Cardiff, as Simon Thomas reports.

Ebbw Vale stormed to a 40-22 bonus-point victory at Eugene Cross Park in their Super Rygbi Cymru top-of-the-table clash with Llandovery to move four points clear with a perfect 24 points out of 24.

Filo Tiatia is as straight a talker as you will find, which is why the Dragons head coach is making no apologies for his selection policy, reports Graham Thomas.

S4C has announced a new four-year deal with Six Nations Rugby, guaranteeing continued Welsh-language coverage of rugby’s most celebrated championship from 2026 onwards.

Dragons head coach Filo Tiatia has insisted he has faith in the Welsh Rugby Union to reach the right decision over the number of professional teams in Wales.

The Super Rygbi Cymru fixture list has produced an early season treat – leaders Llandovery travel to Eugene Cross Park on Thursday night to face second-place Ebbw Vale, as David Roberts reports.

Callum Sheedy will aim to pulll the strings for Cardiff this Friday night to leave the Dragons in a tangle . . . and maybe remind Wales of what they have been missing, as Simon Thomas reports.

It used to be all about the man in the blue cap at the Ospreys in the days of Justin Tipuric, but Harri Deaves is the new head boy, as Owen Morgan reports.

Tom Bowen seems to write his own scripts at the moment and the Cardiff wing might yet have a chapter on wearing red this autumn, as Simon Thomas reports.

The Ospreys’ new chapter at Bridgend’s Brewery Field began in perfect fashion as Mark Jones’ side marked their first home match of the season with a convincing 24-0 victory over Zebre.

There will be internationals aplenty on duty as the Ospreys entertain unbeaten Zebre Parma at Bridgend’s Brewery Field on Saturday.

Filo Tiatia believes his Dragons side are beginning to turn a corner as they head to Glasgow Warriors on Saturday, aiming to end a five-year wait for victory at Scotstoun.

Scarlets hooker Marnus van der Merwe is a man in demand and plenty of eyes will be on him on Friday night, as David Roberts reports.

Wales and Scarlets forward Taine Plumtree has a number of different targets this season, as he tells Simon Thomas.

For Dewi Lake, running out at the Ospreys’ new home this season will serve as a real trip down memory lane, as Simon Thomas explains.

Having burst onto the international scene in 2023, Cam Winnett is hoping lessons from Leigh Halfpenny will lead him back to the top, reports Simon Thomas.

Rising star Tom Bowen has been hailed as a “next level” finisher in the wake of his scintillating hat-trick for Cardiff in their BKT URC defeat to Munster, as Simon Thomas reports.

It is now 377 days since the Dragons last won a game in the United Rugby Championship, but at least they have stopped losing, as Rob Cole reports.