Challenge Cup: Dragons pair earn praise
Scrumhalf Pretorius kicked off a man of the match display with a stunning solo try.
And flyhalf Jones added 17 points, including a second-half try, that finally sank Pau at Rodney Parade to stay top of Pool Three.
"Everything we had planned for during the week went out of the window with the wet weather that could have made things a lottery," assistant coach Shaun Connor said.
"But the way out half-backs controlled the game was excellent.
"Sarel was excellent in the first half with his kicking and snipping runs behind a scrum that struggled at times.
"Dorian then kicked so effectively in the second half and took his try well.
"He is still a young outside-half who is going to make mistakes but he doesn't dwell on things and proved he has the temperament for this level.
"It was always going to be difficult in those conditions. If you had said we would win 22-0 at the start of the day we would have bitten your hand off and it's still only three tries conceded at Rodney Parade this season.
"We seem to keep our best performance for Rodney Parade and that's five wins from six for us now at home.
Director of Rugby Lyn Jones will also have been delighted at keeping a clean sheet against French opposition for the first time.
And Dragons are also hopeful a knee injury to Wales wing Tom Prydie is not as bad as first feared.
Conor said: "At first it looked bad and we feared the worse but we are hoping that it may not be as serious as it looked.
"He is on crutches as a precaution but we will have to wait. It would be a real shame if he is misses many games as he has just returned from a niggle and was playing well."
All Saturday's scores and scorers!
Enisei-STM 10-7 Brive
The scorers:
For Enisei-STM:
Try: Gasanov
Con: Kushnarev
Pen: Kushnarev
For Brive:
Try: Acquier
Con: Bézy
Teams:
Enisei-STM: 15 Igor Kurashov, 14 Robert Malneek, 13 David Kacharava, 12 Mikhail Babaev, 11 Denis Simplikevich, 10 Iurii Kushnarev, 9 Jurijs Baranovs, 8 Anton Rudoi, 7 Mikhail Sidorov, 6 Plavel Butenko, 5 Viacheslav Krasylnyk, 4 Uldis Saulite, 3 Innokentiy Zykov, 2 Nazir Gasanov, 1 Alexey Volkov.
Replacements: 16 Stanislav Selskii, 17 Andrei Polivalov, 18 Evgenii Pronenko, 19 Andrey Temnov, 20 Ramil Gaisin, 21 Alexey Shcherban, 22 Yaroslav Rechnev, 23 Dmitrii Krotov.
Brive: 15 Anderson Neisen, 14 Atila Septar, 13 Arnaud Mignardi, 12 Thomas Laranjeira, 11 Benito Masilevu, 10 Romain Sola, 9 Nicolas Bézy, 8 William Whetton, 7 Poutasi Luafutu, 6 Hugues Briatte, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Victor Lebas, 3 Yusuf Tuncer, 2 Francois Da Ros, 1 Damien Lavergne.
Replacements: 16 Thomas Acquier, 17 Goderzi Shvelidze, 18 Kevin Buys, 19 Fabien Sanconnie, 20 Said Hireche, 21 Péniami Narisia, 22 David Delarue, 23 Jean-Baptiste Pejoine.
Referee: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Assistant referees: Bodea Ionut (Romania), Serban Cristian (Romania)
Newport Gwent Dragons 22-0 Pau
The scorers:
For Newpoet Gwent Dragons:
Tries: Pretorius, Jones
Pens: Jones 4
For Pau:
None
Teams:
Newport Gwent Dragons: 15 Carl Meyer, 14 Tom Prydie, 13 Adam Hughes, 12 Adam Warren, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Dorian Jones, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Ollie Griffiths, 6 Lewis Evans, 5 Rynard Landman, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Brok Harris, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 1 Phil Price.
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Lloyd Fairbrother, 18 Shaun Knight, 19 Cory Hill, 20 Ed Jackson, 21 Luc Jones, 22 Jason Tovey, 23 Ross Wardle.
Pau: 15 Romain Buros, 14 Marika Vunibaka, 13 Jale Vatubua, 12 Watisoni Votu, 11 Elijah Niko, 10 Charly Malie, 9 Samuel Marques, 8 Brice Monzeglio, 7 Josefa Ulago Domolailai, 6 Sean Dougall, 5 Claude Dry, 4 Cameron Pierce, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Mehdi Boundjema, 1 Chris King.
Replacements: 16 Thomas Bianchin, 17 Julien Jacquot, 18 Giorgi Natsarashvili, 19 Daniel Ramsay, 20 Loic Bernad, 21 Thierry Lacrampe, 22 Pierre Dupouy, 23 Mosese Ratuvou.
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Assistant referees: Steve Lee (England), Robin Goodliffe (England)
Calvisano 10-50 Harlequins
The scorers:
For Calvisano:
Try: Mbanda
Con: Minozzi
Pen: Buscema
For Harlequins:
Tries: Wallace 2, Lambert, Clifford, Chisholm, Hopper, Sinckler, Walker
Cons: Botica 5
Teams:
Calvisano: 15 Matteo Minozzi, 14 Ben De Jager, 13 Pablo Canavosio, 12 Alberto Chiesa, 11 Marco Susio, 10 Filippo Buscema, 9 Riccardo Raffaele, 8 Renato Giammarioli, 7 Maxime Mbanda, 6 Nicola Belardo, 5 Davide Zanetti, 4 Agustin Cavalieri, 3 Rudy Biancotti, 2 Lorenzo Giovanchelli, 1 Sami Panico.
Replacements: 16 Luhandre Luus, 17 Gabriele Morelli, 18 Salvatore Costanzo, 19 Michele Andreotti, 20 Jim Tuivaiti, 21 Matteo Archetti, 22 Daniele Di Giulio, 23 Giacomo De Santis.
Harlequins: 15 Tim Swiel, 14 Ross Chisholm, 13 Matt Hopper, 12 Winston Stanley, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Ben Botica, 9 Karl Dickson, 8 Jack Clifford, 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Archie White, 5 Charlie Matthews, 4 James Horwill, 3 Will Collier, 2 Rob Buchanan, 1 Mark Lambert.
Replacements: 16 Dave Ward, 17 Owen Evans, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 George Merrick, 20 Kieran Treadwell, 21 Tito Tebaldi, 22 Harry Sloan, 23 Charlie Walker.
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Greg Morgan (Wales)
London Irish 38-6 Edinburgh
The scorers:
For London Irish:
Tries: Fenby 3, Williams, Tikoirotuma, Lewington
Cons: Geraghty 3, Brophy-Clews
For Edinburgh:
Pens: Tonks 2
Teams:
London Irish: 15 Sean Maitland, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Aseli Tikoirotuma, 12 Johnny Wililams, 11 Andrew Fenby, 10 Shane Geraghty, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Ofisa Treviranus, 7 Conor Gilsenan, 6 Luke Narraway, 5 Jebb Sinclair, 4 Eoin Sheriff, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Gerard Ellis, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Jimmy Stevens, 17 Tom Smallbone, 18 Leo Halavatau, 19 David Sisi, 20 Blair Cowan, 21 Darren Allinson, 22 Theo Brophy Clews, 23 Dom Waldouck.
Edinburgh: 15 Dougie Fife, 14 Tom Brown, 13 Michael Allen, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Otulea Katoa, 10 Greig Tonks, 9 Nathan Fowles, 8 Cornell Du Preez, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Alex Toolis, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 John Andress, 2 Neil Cochrane, 1 Rory Sutherland.
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Grant Shiells, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Magnus Bradbury, 20 Chris Dean, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Damien Hoyland.
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Neil Hennessy (Wales), Rhys Thomas (Wales)
Castres Olympique 10-17 Sale Sharks
The scorers:
For Castres:
Try: Vialelle
Con: Dumora
Pen: Dumora
For Sale Sharks:
Tries: Edwards, Penalty
Cons: Ford 2
Pen: Ford
Teams:
Castres: 15 Julien Caminati, 14 Romain Martial, 13 Florian Vialelle, 12 Romain Cabannes, 11 Louis Decrop, 10 Julien Dumora, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Johnnie Beattie, 7 Ibrahim Diarra, 6 Yannick Caballero, 5 Victor Moreaux, 4 Christophe Samson, 3 Yohan Montes, 2 Marc-Antoine Rallier, 1 Saimone Taumoepeau.
Replacements: 16 Julien Beziat, 17 Antoine Tichit, 18 Lucas Martinez, 19 Benjamin Desroche, 20 Mathieu Babillot, 21 Francois Fontaine, 22 Julien Seron, 23 Thomas Combezou.
Sale Sharks: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Neville Edwards, 13 Will Addison, 12 Mark Jennings, 11 Charlie Ingall, 10 Joe Ford, 9 James Mitchell, 8 Mark Easter, 7 David Seymour, 6 Magnus Lund, 5 Andrei Ostrikov, 4 Jon Mills, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Neil Briggs, 1 Eifion Lewis-Roberts.
Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 James Flynn, 18 Ciaran Parker, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Tim Jeffers, 22 Sam James, 23 Michael Haley.
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Andy Brace (Ireland) , Richard Kerr (Ireland)
TMO: Jude Quinn (Ireland)
Source: @ERChallengeCup
