Siya Kolisi (Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Saturday, November 29.

Brave Dragons come up just short

The depleted Dragons put in a fine performance in the face of adversity but are still awaiting their first win of the United Rugby Championship season after Leinster hit back from 7-5 down at half-time to triumph 24-10 at Rodney Parade.

Despite the defeat there were plenty of positives as the injury-hit Welsh team, who were also missing a number of Wales internationals and had to draft in emergency signing Will Austin from Sale , threatened to pull off a mighty upset.

Alex Soroka touched down early on to put the visitors in front but they were briefly reduced to 14 men on the half hour when Diarmuid Mangan was sent to the sin bin fo

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