Dragons (14) 19
Tries: Sweeney 2, W. Evans
Cons: Sweeney 2

Ceri Sweeney inspired the Dragons to Magners League glory at Murrayfield with a brace of tries.

Wayne Evans added another try to end Edinburgh's resistance, who had Nick De Luca to thank for their only touchdown.

Sweeney was accurate in adding two conversions while Phil Godman kicked two penalties for Andy Robinson's men.

Edinburgh missed the input of their nine Scotland international players who were given three weeks off after their World Cup exit last weekend.

Unable to contain Sweeney, Edinburgh lost their unbeaten home record to the visitors with the Dragons meriting their away victory.

Slack defence allowed stand-off Sweeney to dart through a gap for an opportunist try and he followed up to confidently bang over the conversion.

The score acted as a wake-up call to the Gunners and they repaired some of the early damage when Godman slotted a penalty in the 13th minute.

But the anticipation of the home fans was immediately dashed as the Welshmen created a second touchdown.

This time it was scrum-half Wayne Evans who wriggled through after fine work by giant prop Adam Black, with Sweeney again adding the extras.

Godman was on target again to keep his side in the picture.

There was a further blow for the Dragons as Rhys Thomas was yellow-carded for a dangerous challenge.

The Gunners reappeared after the restart with Ally Warnock in the outside-half berth in place of Godman.

And within seconds he was lining up a shot at goal when Craig Hamilton was obstructed by former Glasgow star Andy Hall.

However, Warnock's long-range effort fell marginally short.

The contest burst wide open five minutes later as De Luca powered over for a superb try in the wake of clever interplay featuring Benny Meyer and Matt Mustchin.

Warnock's conversion was spot on to reduce the leeway to a single point.

But Sweeney halted the revival with another excellent touchdown, collecting a perfectly-weighted chip.

Edinburgh: De Luca, A. Turnbull, Cairns, Houston, Maxwell, Godman, Meyer, Allori, Kelly, G. Cross, Hamilton, Gissing, Mustchin, Rennie, S. Cross. Replacements: Dey for Maxwell (57), Warnock for Godman (49), Laidlaw for Meyer (61), Grant for Allori (28), Lawrie for Kelly (57), Pringle for Hamilton (72), Reid for Mustchin (51).

Newport-Gwent D'gons: Morgan, Wyatt, Davies, Smith, Mustoe, Sweeney, W. Evans, Black, S. Jones, R. Thomas, Charteris, Hall, Charvis, Parks, Owen. Replacements: M. Thomas for Morgan (32), Bearman for S. Jones (61), Ringer for Hall (51), Gustafson for Parks (35). Not Used: Daly, A. Thomas, Walker.

Att: 1,412