**Christmas has been and gone for another year and so has the opening round of the Guinness PRO14 derbies as three games saw bragging rights decided.** A Welsh double-header on Boxing Day started with Cardiff Blues coming from behind to avoid a first Championship defeat to Dragons since 2014 at Rodney Parade. Josh Turnbull's try, converted by Jarrod Evans, proved the difference as the Blues fought back from a 9-3 half-time deficit - courtesy of Josh Lewis' boot. There was also little to separate the two sides in Llanelli as Scarlets secured the west Wales derby day spoils thanks to a late Angus O'Brien try. Ospreys had led 8-3 at the interval thanks to a brilliant first-half try from Ospreys scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams but Dan Jones kept Scarlets in range before O'Brien struck to hand the hosts a 16-14 victory. The weekend's action concluded in Galway where Ulster proved too strong for Connacht as Dan McFarland's men made it nine wins in a row. And for those who missed any of the drama, here are the main takeaways from another absorbing round of Guinness PRO14 fixtures. # Dragons 12-13 Cardiff Blues
