The Men of Gwent beat Gloucester Rugby last weekend in the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup and will take on Montpellier next weekend.
The back three include fullback Carl Meyer alongside wingers Adam Hughes and Hallam Amos. The centre partnership includes Adam Warren and Tyler Morgan. Fly-half Dorian Jones gets the nod alongside South African scrum-half Sarel Pretorius.
The front row includes props Phil Price and Brok Harris; Elliot Dee is named at hooker. The second row remains unchanged as Rynard Landman and Nick Crosswell are named. The back row includes skipper Lewis Evans and flanker Nic Cudd alongside Taulupe Faletau.
There is one change made to the replacements bench as Lloyd Fairbrother replaces Shaun Knight. Fairbrother is named alongside fellow substitutions Rhys Buckley, Boris Stankovich, Matthew Screech, Ed Jackson, Charlie Davies, Angus O’Brien and Geraint Rhys Jones.
Newport Gwent Dragons team to face Cardiff Blues
Carl Meyer, Adam Hughes, Tyler Morgan, Adam Warren, Hallam Amos, Dorian Jones, Sarel Pretorius; Phil Price, Elliot Dee, Brok Harris, Rynard Landman, Nick Crosswell, Lewis Evans ©, Nic Cudd, Taulupe Faletau.
Replacements: Rhys Buckley, Boris Stankovich, Lloyd Fairbrother, Matthew Screech, Ed Jackson, Charlie Davies, Angus O’Brien, Geraint Rhys Jones.
