A Ton and a Half for the Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons announce the team to play in their 150th game as a region against Perpignan at Rodney Parade on Saturday, in Round 6 of the Heineken Cup (kick-off 1.30pm).

Colin Charvis returns as captain for this weekend’s game alongside Rhys Thomas, who was selected in Gatland’s first Wales squad earlier this week. Head Coach, Paul Turner said:
 
“We have to be at our very best to beat Perpignan who are without a doubt one of the top French sides, with world-class players. Colin has never had a bad game for the region which pretty much sums up his contribution to the team and Rhys Thomas is also one of the key players who when fit is tremendous about field and getting continuously better at set piece. We’ve trained hard this week and are looking for a win on the weekend.”

The team to face Perpignan is as follows:

15 Aled Thomas
14 Richard Mustoe / Gareth Wyatt
13 Paul Emerick
12 Phillip Dollman
11 Richard Fussell
10 Ceri Sweeney
9 Wayne Evans
1 Adam Black
2 Ben Daly
3 Rhys Thomas
4 Adam Jones
5 Peter Sidoli
6 Joe Bearman
7 Colin Charvis (Captain)
8 Michael Owen

16 Kieran Crawford
17 Hugh Gustafson
18 Gethin Robinson
19 Andy Hall
20 Lewis Evans
21 Andy Williams / Alex Walker
22 Gareth Wyatt / Ashley Smith