HEAD coach Kingsley Jones admits Newport Gwent Dragons have a mental problem after they “fell apart” for the second week on the spin.

The Dragons suffered a 47-17 hammering at Glasgow in the Guinness PRO12, shipping seven tries the game after conceding eight to Leinster in a 54-22 drubbing at Rodney Parade.

Jones’ side haven’t won since beating Enisei-STM in the Challenge Cup in January and they haven’t enjoyed an away success in the league since Treviso in March 2015.

They started well at Scotstoun Stadium to lead 10-0 after 28 minutes only for their confidence to dissipate when the Warriors crossed for a quickfire brace to lead 14-10 at the break. Five more scores followed after the resumption.

“Both teams were the same in the second half as the first and we were competitive if not the better team,” said Jones.

“We conceded just before half-time, which is the story of the season, but it wasn’t all gone and it was only 14-10.

“Again we conceded just after the half and we’ve got a mental problem – the last two weeks we have gone to 21 points, lost our shape, systems and confidence.

“There is a lack confidence in that group now. It was growing in the first half but as soon as we concede two soft tries we lose it.

“It was another tough afternoon and we have to try and regroup, but at the moment it is raw.”

The Dragons played some nice rugby in attack in the first half but powderpuff tackling after the break leaves them in 10th place in the table, two points back on Edinburgh with just the Italians beneath them.

“We are competitive and having a go but once we go from attack to defence we are really struggling,” said Jones.

“There were one-on-one tackles being missed; the contrast from the first half to the second is huge and it was the same against Leinster.

“The game is about 80 minutes and the biggest issue that we have to change is the way that we go one or two scores behind and fall apart.

“That’s two weeks on the trot where we have conceded a lot of points, so there are issues around the defence but ultimately it’s a mental one.”