Benetton will attempt to maintain their 100 per cent record in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup when they entertain Connacht in Treviso on Saturday.
New Zealander Kieran Cowley, who will depart the club this summer to take charge of Italy, has guided his side to three victories out of three despite a winless first half of the campaign in the original format of the competition.
Two of their nearest challengers are also in action over the weekend with second-placed Munster at home to Cardiff Blues on Friday while Glasgow Warriors, who sit fourth, visit the Welsh capital a day later to take on the Dragons.
Elsewhere, Ulster will aim to break their duck and get off the mark with success against the Scarlets on Saturday afternoon after a tough start to the Rainbow Cup where the fixture list has pitted them against Leinster and Munster.
Match Preview – Dragons v Glasgow Warriors
Wing Jonah Holmes has grabbed four tries in the Rainbow Cup so far and will aim to help the Dragon get back on track this weekend.
Away from their Rodney Parade home for this match, the omens are not positive for the Newport-based club with defeats on the four previous occasions they have played at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Glasgow Warriors have recovered well from an opening-round loss to Benetton and could finish in first place if results were to go their way this weekend. Yet they have not won three consecutive games in the championship since February 2020.
Location:
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff | KO 19:35 | Live on Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 2, SuperSport, ESPN+ (USA), pro14.tv.
Officials:
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 9th competition game); Assistant Referees: Ben Whitehouse, Craig Evans (both WRU); TMO: Dan Jones (WRU)
Overall Guinness PRO14 head-to-head record:
Played 34, Dragons won 16, Glasgow won 15 with 3 games drawn.
Did you know?
- Dragons only victoryin their last four matches in all tournaments was 52-32 at home to Scarlets in Round 1 of the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup.
- Dragons have won their last three matches against Scottish opponents since Glasgow beat them at Scotstoun in February2020
- Dragons have played at Cardiff City Stadium on four previous occasions and lost them all, three timesto Cardiff Blues in the PRO14 and once to Wasps in a pool game of the European Champions Cup in 2010.
- Glasgow Warriors have won their last two matches, both against local adversaries Edinburgh, in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cupand have not won three in succession since February 2020.
- The Warriors have won just twice outside of Scotland this season, on trips to Cardiff Blues in November and Zebre in March.
- Dragons have already beaten Glasgow twice this season, at Scotstoun in December and at Principality Stadium in March, they have not defeated the Scotsmen in three successive games since 2008.
- Glasgow have won on two of their three visits to Cardiff City Stadium all against Cardiff Blues.
