| Home team | Away Team | |
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Biarritz
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49 - 13 |
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Last updated: 13th December 2009
Willis: On the bench
Dragons team captain Tom Willis will be starting the match on the bench for Sunday's Heineken Cup clash against Biarritz Olympique.
Steve Jones has been rested for the away leg, taking into account the short turnaround to next Friday's return game.
Back row Joe Bearman and prop Ali McKenzie will be joining Willis in returning from injury to take a position from the bench, while Gavin Thomas will captain the side.
Biarritz: 15 I Balshaw, 14 T Ngwenya, 13 K Hunt, 12 D Traille, 11 I Bolakoro, 10 J Peyrelongue, 9 D Yachvili; 1 F Barcella, 2 B August, 3 R Hugues, 4 J Thion (capt), 5 P Taele, 6 M Lund, 7 S Vahafolau, 8 F Faure.
Replacements: 16 R Terrain, 17 E Coetzee, 18 C Johnstone, 19 M Carizza, 20 T Hall, 21 V Courrent, 22 A Mignardi, 23 N Brusque.
Dragons: 15 Jason Tovey, 14 Aled Brew, 13 Rhodri Gomer-Davies, 12 Tom Riley, 11 Richard Fussell, 10 James Arlidge, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Grant Webb, 7 Gavin Thomas (c), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Rob Sidoli, 4 Adam Jones, 3 Peter Bracken, 2 Duane Goodfield, 1 Hugh Gustafson.
Replacements: 16 Tom Willis, 17 Ali McKenzie, 18 Gethin Robinson, 19 Hoani MacDonald, 20 Joe Bearman, 21 Alex Walker, 22 Martyn Thomas, 23 Matthew Watkins.
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biarritz | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | Gloucester | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | The Dragons | 6 | 6 |
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Heineken Cup | |
| Friday 9th April | |
| Heineken Cup | |
| 20:00 | Leinster vs Clermont Auvergne |
| Saturday 10th April | |
| 16:00 | Biarritz vs The Ospreys |
| 17:30 | Munster vs Northampton |
| Sunday 11th April | |
| 17:30 | Toulouse vs Stade Francais |