The Locke Harbour Dragons set history, becoming the first team to fully host a Rugby World Cup tournament and not qualify for the playoffs.  After previous strong showings in the World Cup from the Camelot Wasps and the Sacredicity Saints, it was thought that the Locke Harbour Dragons, arguably the premier dynasty franchise of the nation, would be able to make it further than the quarterfinals in the Rugby World Cup.  Alas however those expectations were far too premature in thinking it does seem.

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'They suck' 

-Locke Harbour Dragon fan in reference to his team

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Though some fans and observers were sounding warning bells prior to the Rugby World Cup beginning, based on the terrible season the Dragons had in the PRL, forcing them to be relegated, many observers still felt they would make a mark in the Rugby World Cup, and in hindsight, they did, just for all the wrong reasons.

'They suck', lamented more than one fan leaving Champions Heaven Stadium in Locke Harbour North after the match.

Other commentators were more specific but came to the same conclusion.  'No defense, no heart, no skills, no desire, no drive', all were used on various occasions to describe the state of what was one the premier team in the nation.  In defense of the team, many of their starters were still not playing 100% however many fault coach Keith Wright in not substituting replacements far more frequently both so that these players would not be a liability on the field, and so that they could have healed quicker.

'We've been hearing about injuries since February.  Yet they keep putting these players in so of course they will never healed', complained one fan after the match.

The Dragons were scrambling on defense all day against a far superior Artitsa squad.