By ALEX BYWATER
DRAGONS caretaker head coach Ceri Jones refused to point the finger at rookie referee Ben Blain as his team came within an inch of a famous Munster scalp.
Torrential driving rain and mud turned the game into a kicking and setpiece battle, one the home side lost by the narrowest of margins as Josh Lewis’ late penalty attempt flew wide.
Dragons scored through Lloyd Fairbrother which Lewis converted, but Jean Kleyn’s try and a Bill Johnston penalty put Munster top of Conference A.
Blain penalised the hosts 14 times and most of those came in the third quarter but J...
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