The Dragons went down to the Ospreys in last night's WRU Reebok Regional Championship clash at St Helens.
Despite a reasonable effort from The Dragons, the side were outplayed.
Ryan Bayliss put the Ospreys on the board with an early try and they swept into a 17-0 interval lead thanks to a try from hooker Joe Beddow and two conversions and a penalty from last season's U16 captain Daniel Biggar.
The Dragons hit back after the break with tries from Kyle Price and John Burgess with Danny Ellis adding two conversions.
However, the Ospreys proved too strong in the final quarter with Bayless adding his second try and Sam Williams and Scott Hancock making sure of the bonus point.
Biggar added two conversions and replacement Matthew Jarvis a third whilst Biggar kicked a penalty and a drop goal to finish with 17 points.
High performance manager Dai Arthir said, "We were good early on and later on in the game. But all credit to the Dragons, they came back in the second half and made a real contest of it."
The Blues U18's remain on top of the WRU Reebok Regional Championship thanks to a comprehensive 32-6 victory over the Scarlets at Llandovery.
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