By ROGER PANTING

Dragons..............21pts
Tries: Basham 18, Rosser 26, Keddie 40
Conversions: S Davies 18, 26, 40

Gloucester ........26pts
Tries: Socino 13, 62, 67; Rees-Zammit 36
Conversions: Barton 13; Twelvetrees 62, 67
SANTIAGO Socino scored a hat-trick of tries as Gloucester narrowly avoided the ignominy of being the first side to lose to Dragons at Rodney Parade this season.
On the hour mark, Gloucester were trailing 21-12 against a side who had conceded a mammoth 170 points in their last three outings but on this occasion were fired-up to produce their best performance...