NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS v MUNSTER

Newport Gwent Dragons have made nine changes to the team that lost to the Ospreys last Friday night. Wales internationals Kevin Morgan, Ceri Sweeney and Michael Owen are named in the starting XV.

Newport Gwent Dragons have made nine changes to the team that lost to the Ospreys last Friday night. Wales internationals Kevin Morgan, Ceri Sweeney and Michael Owen are named in the starting XV.

Newport’s Gareth Chapman comes in for the injured Gareth Wyatt; Percy Montgomery replaces the injured Nathan Brew whilst. James Ireland comes in for Gareth Baber. There is a complete change in the front row with Adam Black, Steve Jones and Rhys Thomas replacing Rod Snow, James Richards and Chris Anthony who all move to the bench. Luke Charteris replaces Peter Sidoli.

Dragons Team:

15. Kevin Morgan, 14. Gareth Chapman, 13. Percy Montgomery, 12. Sione Tuipulotu, 11. Ben Breeze, 10. Ceri Sweeney, 9. James Ireland, 1. Adam Black, 2. Steve Jones, 3. Rhys Thomas, 4. Ian Gough, 5. Luke Charteris, 6. Jamie Ringer, 7. Jason Forster (c), 8. Michael Owen.

Replacements: 16. James Richards, 17. Rod Snow, 18. Chris Anthony, 19. Peter Sidoli, 20. Rhys Oakley, 21. Jonathan Bryant, 22. Daniel Griffiths,

Munster Internationals Ronan O’Gara, Peter Stringer, Marcus Horan, Frank Sheahan and Donncha O’Callaghan return to the Munster side for the game against The Dragons.

Munster Team:

15. Shaun Payne, 14. John Kelly, 13. Mike Mullins, 12. Jason Holland, 11. Anthony Horgan, 10. Ronan O’Gara, 9. Peter Stringer, 1. Marcus Horan, 2. Frank Sheahan, 3. Frank Roche, 4. Donncha O’Callaghan, 5. Trevor Hogan, 6. Alan Quinlan, 7. David Wallace, 8. Jim Williams.

Replacements: 16. James Blaney, 17. Eugene McGovern, 18. Tom Bowman, 19. Stephen Keogh, 20. Frank Murphy, 21. Paul Burke, 22. Paul Devlin.

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS v MUNSTER

Venue: Rodney Parade. Kick Off: 7.05pm. TV Coverage: Live on BBC Wales.

Referee: Rob Dickson (SRU).