■By ROGER PANTING

WASPS took advantage of Dragons’ Covid-19 misfortunes to get their European campaign off to a bonus-point start in a scrappy game at Rodney Parade.
On Friday, Dragons informed ECPR that two of their tournament squad and staff had tested positive for the virus and after consultation with medical experts the match was allowed to proceed provided the Welsh region withdrew six of their players from their declared 23.
Welsh international forwards Aaron Wainwright and Leon Brown, together with speedster Ashton Hewitt, were the most notable absentees and hence D...