The Men of Gwent take on hard hitting French side Castres on Saturday 21st November, KO 17:00 at Stade Pierre Antoine.
Lyn Jones’ men opened their European Cup campaign in spectacular fashion after facing Sale Sharks at Rodney Parade. They look to go to France this weekend and repeat their fantastic bonus-point winning performance and remain at the top of their pool.
The back three remain in place with fullback Carl Meyer joining wings Ashton Hewitt and Nick Scott. The centre pairing also remains unchanged with Adam Hughes and Adam Warren being selected, with Dorian Jones and Sarel Pretorius retaining their places in the half backs.
The front row has one change made to it as Phil Price gets the nod and joins hooker Elliot Dee and prop Shaun Knight. The second row also has one change made to it as Matthew Screech moves from the bench to join skipper Rynard Landman. The back row sees the inclusion of flanker Nick Crosswell, who replaces Lewis Evans after he sustained a calf injury during the Sale Sharks match. Crosswell joins Ollie Griffiths and Ed Jackson in the back row.
The bench has four changes made to it as both Brok Harris (Calf) and Taulupe Faletau (Knee) fail late fitness tests. Boris Stankovich, Lloyd Fairbrother, Cory Hill and Nic Cudd join Rhys Buckley, Charlie Davies, Jason Tovey and Ross Wardle.
Dragons team to face Castres
Carl Meyer, Ashton Hewitt, Adam Hughes, Adam Warren, Nick Scott, Dorian Jones, Sarel Pretorius; Phil Price, Elliot Dee, Shaun Knight, Matthew Screech, Rynard Landman ©, Nick Crosswell, Ollie Griffiths, Ed Jackson.
Replacements: Rhys Buckley, Boris Stankovich, Lloyd Fairbrother, Cory Hill, Nic Cudd, Charlie Davies, Jason Tovey, Ross Wardle.
Tickets for all of the Newport Gwent Dragons December home matches are now on sale from the Rodney Parade Ticket Office. The Men of Gwent take on Munster Rugby on Sunday 6th December in the Guinness PRO12 and Cardiff Blues on Sunday 27th December. The Welsh region also take on Pau on Saturday 19th December in the European Challenge Cup.
The Ticket Office is now open until 7pm every Thursday leading up to Christmas and tickets are available to buy at Rodney Parade, or online by clicking here. You can also pre-order your tickets by calling 01633 674990.
