Winners
AARON WAINWRIGHT
The back-rower was one of two Wales internationals sent back to their region for game time this weekend, the other being Owen Watkin.
Wainwright started at No.8, the position in which Wales boss Wayne Pivac sees his long-term future, and put in his best performance for quite some time against the Swansea-based region.
Looking as powerful as he's been, the 23-year-old barged over for a try before playing a key role in another later in the match as Dean Ryan's side secured a win over the Ospreys to snap an eight-game losing streak.
His eye-catching performance was all the more pleasing with Wales boss Pivac watching from the stands.
ASHTON HEWITT
It was a special night for the winger at the Brewery Field as he notched up his 100th appearance for the Dragons, his home region.
To mark the occasion, he ran in a brace of tries. The first was a one of his simpler finishes but the second saw him cut a searing line inside scrum-half Rhodri Williams and race away from the cover defence to score from 40 metres out.
Having played his part in a bonus point win over a Welsh rival in his 100th match, things couldn't have gone much better.
Hewitt also showed a nice touch by producing a new try celebration, which sees him make the letter 'A' with his hands. The gesture is in support of a local schoolboy named Ali, who Hewitt met whilst campaigning to raise awareness of racial inequality.
"I asked what I could do for him and he said a try celebration. I asked what he wanted it to be and he did it and said 'A for Ashton and Ali'," said Hewitt.
"He was quite emotional in his letter and said that some of his experiences made him scared, so I was keen to go and see him.
"That letter was probably one of the biggest things that has hit me throughout this journey in terms of racism and equality."
A word, too, for Jonah Holmes, who also bagged a brace.
LUKE SCULLY
Quite a weekend for Wales agre-grade fly-half Luke Scully, who was in the No.10 jersey for Cornish Pirates on the weekend as they upset Saracens in the opening round of the English Championship on Saturday.
Sarries, of course, are hot favourites to walk the league having been relegated following their salary cap scandal last year.
But they stumbled at the first hurdle, going down 25-17.
Just 10 days after his loan move from Cardiff Blues was announced, Scully was the starting pivot and played the full 80 in a game that commanded as much attention as any Premiership clash in the national media.
He scored 10 points in the form of two penalties and two conversions.
Losers
RHYS WEBB
Few will have been more fired up than Rhys Webb to impress on Saturday night.
Back at the Brewery Field, where he represented Bridgend RFC many years ago, with Wales head coach Pivac watching on from the stands.
The scrum-half has been bang in form of late, turning in three impressive performances - two of them worthy of man of the match awards - since being left out of Wales' Six Nations squad.
His first half performance at Ulster last week was exquisite and it was set up for him to send the right message to the Wales boss.
But towards the end of the first half, he suffered a blow to his left shoulder when a team-mate fell awkwardly on him.
Clearly reluctant to come of, Webb soldiered on and manhandled Wainwright in one collision but writhed in agony on the floor after making the hit. His race was run.
You can only feel for the scrum-half. Sometimes luck doesn't smile on you and it was tough to watch Webb's big chance to impress Pivac taken away.
OSPREYS
If it was a difficult night for Webb, it was worse for the region as a whole. There's been a good vibe down at the Liberty Stadium with a number of impressive appointments in the boardroom.
But things went wrong in Bridgend, in a big way. It started with the strange decision not to start Owen Watkin after he'd been released by Wales. Head coach Toby Booth put the 24-year-old on the bench, opting to start the younger Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, who has struggled at times recently, instead.
There were few positives to be gleaned from the 31-20 defeat at the hands of the Dragons, who had lost their previous eight matches.
They controlled the opening 20 minutes but couldn't come away with any points and it was the visitors who struck first.
The second half was largely one-way traffic and the defence went AWOL, leading to simple run-ins for Holmes and Hewitt.
It was a chastening defeat for the Ospreys, who will be doing a bit of soul-searching at their St Helen's training base this week.
SCARLETS
Not in action this weekend, of course, but still not a great 48 hours for the region.
The widely-reported departure of Jac Morgan was confirmed late on Saturday night as he joins local rivals the Ospreys.
Morgan is a local lad, has come through the Scarlets system and grown into one of the most exciting prospects in Welsh rugby, captaining the under-20s side.
His contract is up this summer and he has decided not to renew at Parc y Scarlets, heading over the Loughor bridge.
Whichever way you slice it, losing a player like that is a blow to the region and the reaction of fans on social media confirmed as much.
This morning, the Scarlets announced that Morgan had been voted their player of the month by the fans, which tells its own story.
Yes, the Scarlets are well-stocked in the position but Morgan is already performing better than some of his colleagues and has potential to be world class.
To see talent like that walking through the exit door is a bitter pill to swallow.
