Dragons name team for Bulls visit

Centre Fetuli Paea and back row Harry Beddall are among the call-ups as Dragons RFC face Vodacom Bulls in the BKT United Rugby Championship on Friday evening (kick-off 7.45pm).

Head Coach Filo Tiatia makes eight changes to the side that defeated Zebre Parma last weekend in the European knockouts as the focus returns to league hostilities.

Wales international Elliot Dee is named up front alongside prop Wyn Jones while a new-look second row pairing sees Levi Douglas and Seb Davies combine.

Flanker Beddall returns to the pack and is named in the back row alongside Ryan Woodman, who switches to six, and Harri Keddie, who is named captain and plays at Number Eight.

Paea joins forces with Fine Inisi in midfield and Jared Rosser is recalled on the wing.

The final change is a return for Cai Evans to wear the full back jersey.

There are several notable returnees among the replacements with prop Rhodri Jones set for his first appearance of the season.

Front row Dillon Lewis is also named on the bench while Matthew Screech, Oli Burrows and Harri Ackerman also get the chance to impress back on home soil.

Head Coach Filo Tiatia said: “We know the size of the challenge ahead of us with Bulls coming in, and we're going to get ready for them.

“We’re looking forward to getting home. The crowd at Rodney have been great, they are very loud through all the games, not just this season, but last season and probably the last decade.

“The faithful turn up and we always try to make sure that we put a performance together that the fans are proud of – that’s no different this week,”

Dragons RFC: Cai Evans, Jared Rosser, Fine Inisi, Fetuli Paea, Rio Dyer, Tinus de Beer, Niall Armstrong; Wyn Jones, Elliot Dee, Chris Coleman, Levi Douglas, Seb Davies, Ryan Woodman, Harry Beddall, Harrison Keddie (c)

Replacements: Oli Burrows, Rhodri Jones, Dillon Lewis, Matthew Screech, Thomas Young, Morgan Lloyd, Harri Ackerman, Huw Anderson

Unavailable: James Benjamin, Che Hope, Robert Hunt, Mackenzie Martin, Aneurin Owen, Harry Rees-Weldon, Ewan Rosser