Dragons v Treviso: Teams
The Dragons have named their strongest possible side for the visit of Treviso on Sunday.
By Tony Curtis - Twitter: @SkySportsTC
Last Updated: 01/04/11 4:31pm
The Dragons have named their strongest possible side for the visit of Treviso on Sunday.
Wales international Dan Lydiate, one of the stars of the RBS Six Nations, replaces Joe Bearman in the back row, while Ben Castle gets the nod in the front row.
Ashley Smith is named on the bench, with interim coach Darren Edwards opting for a 5-2 forward split.
Treviso have rung the changes for the trip to Wales.
Italy international Alberto Sgarbi and former England Sevens star Andrew Vilk come into the back division.
In the pack, Antonio Pavanello, Corniel Van Zyl, Lorenzo Cittadini and Manoa Vosawai all start - with Brendan Williams named on the bench.
Dragons: 15 Martyn Thomas, 14 Will Harries, 13 Adam Hughes, 12 Tom Riley, 11 Aled Brew, 10 Jason Tovey, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Lewis Evans, 6 Danny Lydiate, 5 Adam Jones, 4 Luke Charteris (capt), 3 Ben Castle, 2 Lloyd Burns, 1 Phil Price.
Replacements: 16 Steve Jones, 17 Hugh Gustafson, 18 Dan Way, 19 Gavin Thomas, 20 Andrew Coombs, 21 Joe Bearman, 22 Jon Evans, 23 Ashley Smith.
Treviso: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Michele Sepe, 13 Alberto Sgarbi, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Andrew Vilk, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Robert Barbieri, 7 Benjamin Vermaak, 6 Manoa Vosawai, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Antonio Pavanello (capt), 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet.
Replacements: 16 Diego Vidal, 17 Michele Rizzo, 18 Pedro Di Santo, 19 Valerio Bernabò, 20 Gonzalo Padrò, 21 Paul Derbyshire, 22 Simon Picone, 23 Brendan Williams.
