Dean Ryan insists Dragons must ‘get the balance right’ in terms of selection as they prepare to embark on the European Challenge Cup campaign.
Dragons kick off the European season on home soil this Saturday afternoon as French Top 14 giants Castres Olympique arrive at Rodney Parade for the Pool 1 opener (kick-off 3pm).
Director of Dragons Rugby, Ryan – who will also send his team into games with Enisei-STM and Worcester Warriors in Europe this season – knows he must manage resources to maximise performance across all competitions.
“We’ve got a small available squad and the challenge is that some of our guys have played too much rugby at the moment,” he said.
“The other side of that challenge is that we have still got to respect Castres and we have got to respect the European Challenge Cup.
“We have got to get that balance right. We can’t think let’s just keep playing until next week and keep people going until they break.
“We also can’t just make 15 changes and suddenly expect everything to go alright. We have to get that balance right this weekend.”
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We can’t just make 15 changes and suddenly expect everything to go alright... We have to get that balance right this weekend...
