Fairbrother, who is 31 and was born in Cornwall, joined Dragons in 2014 and has made 166 appearances for the region. O'Connor, 23, is uncapped but toured South Africa with Wales in the summer of 2022.

There were some late changes to both sides with Dragons prop Fairbrother dropping to the replacements bench after the birth of his child. Nicky Thomas, on-loan from the Scarlets, made his regional ...

Ospreys kept alive their hopes of finishing as the top Welsh region in the United Rugby Championship by defeating Dragons. Tries from Nicky Smith, Dan Lydiate, Morgan Morris, Iestyn Hopkins and ...