Dee: No excuses for Dragons' opening defeats

The Dragons suffered narrow losses to Connacht and Ospreys to start the season, before a 33-13 defeat to Glasgow Warriors further deflated the Rodney Parade side.

But Dee, who has made two GUINNESS PRO12 starts this season, insists his side are confident of ending their losing streak with the visit of Treviso.

"It's a must-win game for us. We've got to get some sort of reward for the hard work that we are putting in," he told the South Wales Argus

"The three teams that we have lost to haven't lost but that's no excuse, we should be trying to push at the top end of the table.

"We are disappointed but know it's going to come soon; things are going to click but we have just got to keep working hard. We've got to put in a good performance.

"Treviso are usually physical up front and have a bit of spark behind but if we can keep pressure on them and grind them down then we can come away with a good victory."

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