Benetton v Dragons Live: Team news, kick-off time and score updates

The Dragons opened their United Rugby Championship campaign on Friday evening against Benetton at Stadio Monigo in Italy. Filo Tiatia's squad entered the contest with ambitions to qualify for the play-offs this season following improvements in their previous campaign. Early in the match, host side Benetton took an early lead over the Men of Gwent, scoring a converted try to make the score 7-0.

The fixture also featured former Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell serving as Benetton's new attack coach after working with the Dragons' coaching staff last season. Starting lineups included Matt Gallagher and Jacob Umaga for Benetton, while Huw Anderson, Rio Dyer, and fly-half Tinus de Beer started for the Dragons.