Dragons Scrum half Wayne Evans has recovered from a knee injury to take up a spot in the starting line-up for Sunday’s Heineken Cup round six game against Gloucester at Rodney Parade (12:45pm)
Prop Ben Castle and centre Ashley Smith who have both returned from long injury lay-offs will start on the bench. Whilst back row Danny Lydiate and lock Luke Charteris also start for their last regional outing before joining the Welsh squad next week.
Following the moved game against Biarritz before Christmas, the Dragons have invited all supporters who attended the match at Parc y Scarlets to enjoy the Gloucester match for free as a thank you for their exceptional support under difficult circumstances. Ticket holders simply need to present their ticket stubs from the match to the ticket office before Sunday or contact the ticket office on 01633 674 990.
Dragons team to face Gloucester
15 Martyn Thomas, 14 Aled Brew, 13 Rhodri Gomer Davies , 12 Tom Riley, 11 Richard Fussell, 10 James Arlidge, 9 Wayne Evans, 1 Hugh Gustafson, 2 Tom Willis (capt), 3 Gethin Robinson, 4 Hoani Macdonald, 5 Luke Charteris, 6 Danny Lydiate, 7 James Harris , 8 Lewis Evans.
16 Steve Jones, 17 Ali McKenzie, 18 Ben Castle, 19 Rob Sidoli 20 Gavin Thomas, 21 James Leadbeater, 22 Ashley Smith, 23 Jason Tovey.
