The Ospreys remain in the hunt to qualify automatically for next season’s Champions Cup and the Guinness PRO14 title play-offs by beating the Dragons 29-20 at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium.
There were some good rugby from the men in black with the score not being a true reflection of their dominance.
So how did each player rate? Here’s our verdict....
DAN EVANS 9/10 JORDAN WILLIAMS 5/10
Former Dragons full-back Evans capitalised on the superior back play of the Ospreys by bagging four memorable touchdowns to move to second in the all-time try-scoring list for the Ospreys and out-shine his opposite number.
HANNO DIRKSEN 5 HALLAM AMOS 6
Dirksen made a limited impact but Six Nations Grand Slam medallist Amos scored a fine opportunist try after chasing his chip to intercept Owen Watkins’ blind pass.
CORY ALLEN 7 TYLER MORGAN 5
Allen produced some decent touches in the centre but there was more woe for Wales’ 2015 World Cup quarter-finalist Morgan when he suffered yet another injury, this time damaging his right shoulder.
OWEN WATKIN 6 JARRYD SAGE 5
Watkin will be haunted by his careless pass which was picked off by Amos but, generally, the Ospreys were able to prosper against a Dragons defence that was often at sixes and sevens.
KEELAN GILES 7 JARED ROSSER 5
Former Wales Under-20 finisher Giles gave Rosser and the Dragons problems with his tricky running to show he’s on the way back to his best.
LUKE PRICE 5 JASON TOVEY 6
Outside-half Tovey moved past the 1,000 point mark as he increased his record total for the Dragons to 1,007 with two conversions and two penalties to overshadow Price.
ALED DAVIES 5 RHODRI WILLIAMS 7
Dragons' scrum-half sniper Williams made an impressive first-half contribution that included a 95m sprint for a try after intercepting a Davies pass.
NICKY SMITH 8 LEON BROWN 4
Smith gave his Wales colleague a torrid time at the scrum and scurried around looking for work in the loose to be a major influence.
SCOTT BALDWIN 7 RICHARD HIBBARD 5
Harlequins-bound Baldwin marked his final home appearance by winning the duel of the vastly experienced Wales hookers as the Ospreys scrum dominated.
TOM BOTHA 7 BROK HARRIS 4
Prop Botha eventually limped off after having been in a pack which held the upper hand as he put one over his fellow South African at the shoving contest.
ADAM BEARD 7 MAX WILLIAMS 4
Beard has had the most memorable week of his career after picking up a Grand Slam and was a thorn in the side of fellow youngster Williams and the Dragons.
BRADLEY DAVIES 7 MATTHEW SCREECH 5
Bruiser Brad gave the Wales management a reminder he’s still got some life in the legs as he charged around the pitch like a teenager to silence Screech.
OLLY CRACKNELL 6 AARON WAINWRIGHT 6
This was an intriguing match-up with Cracknell piling into a blindside flanker rival who has made such an impression on the international and regional stage.
JUSTIN TIPURIC 8 TAINE BASHAM 6
Tipuric is just a non-stop rugby machine and could be man of the match virtually every game. He rarely put a foot wrong to give promising Wales Under-20 star Basham a valuable lesson.
JAMES KING 6 ROSS MORIARTY 6
Wales star Moriarty did some damage for the Dragons but it was in fits and starts while King was a target for the Ospreys with his expertise at the lineout.
