Blues v Dragons: Teams
Gavin Henson will make his Cardiff Blues debut at full-back during Friday's Pro12 Welsh derby against the Dragons.
Last Updated: 22/12/11 2:04pm
Gavin Henson will make his Cardiff Blues debut playing at full-back during Friday's Pro12 Welsh derby against the Dragons at the Cardiff City Stadium.
The home team shows four changes, all in the backs, to the team that lost to Edinburgh last Friday.
New recruit Henson will make his debut at full back, with Leigh Halfpenny and Alex Cuthbert named as wingers.
In the centre, Dafydd Hewitt starts with Jamie Roberts moving to the bench and Ceri Sweeney starts at fly-half with Dan Parks also amongst the replacements.
The pack remains unchanged.
Meanwhile, Dragons centre Lewis Robling will be making his second regional start in the Welsh capital.
Dragons have failed to record a victory in their last four matches and currently languish in 11th place in the Rabodirect Pro12 table.
Cardiff Blues:15 Gavin Henson, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Alex Cuthbert, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Xavier Rush, 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Michael Paterson, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Taufa'ao Filise, 2 T Rhys, Thomas, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Tyrell, 17 John Yapp, 18 Scott Andrews, 19 Josh Navidi, 20 Maama Molitika, 21 Richie Rees, 22 Dan Parks, 23 Jamie Roberts.
Newport Gwent Dragons: 15 Martyn Thomas, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Adam Hughes, 12 Lewis Robling, 11 Aled Brew, 10 Jason Tovey, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Toby Faletau. 7 Gavin Thomas, 6 Danny Lydiate, 5 Rob Sidoli, 4 Adam Jones, 3 Nathan Buck, 2 Lloyd Burns, 1 Nathan Williams.
Replacements: 16 Steve Jones, 17 Phil Price, 18 Dan Way, 19 Jevon Groves, 20 Darren Waters, 21 Joe Bedford, 22 Anitelea Tuilagi, 23 Will Harries.