{"id":32447,"date":"2019-02-15T14:51:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32447"},"modified":"2019-02-15T14:51:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:51:20","slug":"dragons-look-to-continue-winning-run-against-leaders-wasps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/15\/dragons-look-to-continue-winning-run-against-leaders-wasps\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragons look to continue winning run against leaders Wasps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CELTIC Dragons take on Wasps Netball at Sport Centre Wales\u00a0in what will be a tough game for the Dragons.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWasps sit top of the table and will want to continue their winning ways after beating the Saracens Mavericks last week 54-50.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nLast season&#8217;s champions are currently unbeaten however, Wasps will be facing a buoyant Cardiff side, after winning a knife edge encounter with the Strathclyde Sirens.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only 2\ufe0f\u20e3 single seat tickets left for Monday&#39;s game against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wasps_Netball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Wasps_Netball<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Your LAST CHANCE to get a seat for what will be a sell-out game against last year&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetballSL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NetballSL<\/a> champions! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pAOAfYjs4x\">https:\/\/t.co\/pAOAfYjs4x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlUxyklZ3I\">pic.twitter.com\/WlUxyklZ3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Celtic Dragons (@celtic_dragons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtic_dragons\/status\/1095733526157291520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBoth teams looked to score during the game in Glasgow, in what was described as a breathless display with the first half going to the Sirens and only late in the third quarter did the tie swing to the Dragons.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe Dragons have already matched last season&#8217;s points total, and currently sit mid-table hoping to better their 10th-place finish in 2018.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nDragons head coach, Tania\u00a0Hoffman said: \u201cIt was a torrid match and could have gone either way. But I\u2019m very pleased that the girls hung on in there and got intercepts when we really needed them.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nLooking ahead to Mondays clash\u00a0Ms\u00a0Hoffman added: \u201cWe\u2019ve got a few training sessions this week and it\u2019s really about looking at what Wasps bring to the table and how we can counter that, but also working on the things we need to fix.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWasps\u00a0centre, Amy Flanagan told\u00a0<i>The\u00a0<\/i><i>Cardiffian<\/i><i>:\u00a0<\/i>We always know that playing Dragons in Cardiff is a tough test, and they have had some excellent results over the past few weeks. 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