It was an unhappy home debut for Charvis

Dragons: (3) 3
Pen: C Sweeney

Bath: (5) 12
Tries: L Mears, S Byrne
Con: O Barkley

Colin Charvis' Rodney Parade debut for the Dragons lasted just 19 minutes as Bath eased to a friendly win.

The Wales and Lions flanker came on as a 52nd-minute replacement, but was sin binned for interference at a ruck.

The Dragons, struggling to cope with Bath's set-piece power, conceded an early try when fly-half Chris Malone sent hooker Lee Mears in at the corner.

Ceri Sweeney got a Dragons penalty before a poor Craig Warlow pass fell to Shaun Berne for the decisive try.

Bath had back-row men Gareth Delve and James Scaysbrook sin-binned in the second half, but the home side could not take advantage.

Dragons: A Thomas (G Maule 70); G Wyatt, N Brew, C Sweeney, A Brew; C Warlow (capt, M Hercus 63), A Walker (G Baber 74); A Black (D Maddocks 61), B Daley (R Wilkes 37), R Thomas (L Harrison 61), B Griffiths, A Hall, J Bearman (C Charvis 52), N Fitisemanu (L Evans 40), J Ringer.

Bath: N Abendanon (M Stephenson 40); A Higgins, E Fuimaono-Sapolu (R Davis 40), S Berne (O Barkley 40), M Stephenson (D Bory 40); C Malone (S Berne 40), A Williams (N Walshe 40); D Barnes (D Flatman 40), L Mears (R Hawkins 70), D Bell, S Borthwick (capt), D Grewcock, P Short, Z Feaunati (G Delve 40), C Goodman (J Scays-brook 40).

Referee: J Jones (WRU)