**The Dragons will hope a Welsh derby against the Ospreys at Rodney Parade can help fire them to a winning start to the new season after a bleak 2020/21.** Dean Ryan’s side were the only Welsh region to miss out on the Heineken Champions Cup before finishing second-bottom in the Rainbow Cup. They will hope Wales international Jonah Holmes can carry over his stunning end-of-season form having finished as the leading try scorer in the Rainbow Cup. Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe will be like a new signing for the Ospreys this term after he made his long-awaited return from a knee ligament injury in pre-season.
