**Dragons for Final Series qualification next season? During tough recent times not even the most ardent supporters would have proposed the question, but in the midst of an encouraging first year of Dean Ryan’s tenure and a quietly confident lockdown period of planning, you can see the building blocks falling into place.** The region reached 26 points last season and have almost surpassed that total with 22 points from just 13 games. There’s no arguing with that trajectory, or the potential of what looks to be Dragons’ strongest building block – a back row of Ross Moriarty, Aaron Wainwright and Taine Basham. At 26, Moriarty is the elder statesman, signing a contract extension in April to continue his development alongside Wainwright, one of the national side’s best young players, and 20-year-old Basham – a revelation this season. No.8 Moriarty acknowledged the burgeoning squad competition: “If it wasn't competitive it wouldn’t be enjoyable to want to be the best. “It's good to have those boys in training with Dragons and it does put a bit of pressure on you to train well every single day. “The end goal is obviously to get results on the weekend and that's what we all want to do.
