Dragons v Gloucester: Teams

Gloucester make just one enforced change to the side that defeated Biarritz last weekend ahead of their Heineken Cup Pool Two match against the Dragons.

While a quarter-final place in Europe's premier competition is now out of the question for Gloucester, a win could see them take a place in the quarter-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup.

Alasdair Strokosch misses out, the Scottish international having failed to recover from the ankle injury that forced him out of action early against the French side.

Replacing him on the blindside is Luke Narraway, who has been restricted to just one start since his return from back surgery, with former Newport player Peter Buxton replacing the England international on the bench.

The only other change to the matchday squad sees Olivier Azam named amongst the replacements instead of Darren Dawidiuk.

"It's a massive game for us as we have to get a win and then push for a bonus point. Momentum is huge for any team and we've put a couple of performances together recently," said Gloucester head coach Bryan Redpath.

"But we won't disrespect the Dragons. They came up here and performed very well. It's a Wales v England situation and they'd love to have a dabble at us.

"Our players need to be very clear and focused about what this challenge is. It's not going to be easy.

"An English scalp will be incentive enough for them. They've nothing to lose and everything to gain."

Meanwhile, Dragons scrum-half Wayne Evans has recovered from a knee injury to take up a spot in their starting line-up.

Prop Ben Castle and centre Ashley Smith also return to the bench, while back row Dan Lydiate and lock Luke Charteris also start for their last regional outing before joining the Welsh squad next week.

The Dragons: 15 Martyn Thomas, 14 Aled Brew, 13 Rhodri Gomer Davies , 12 Tom Riley, 11 Richard Fussell, 10 James Arlidge, 9 Wayne Evans, 8 Lewis Evans, 7 James Harris, 6 Danny Lydiate, 5 Luke Charteris, 4 Hoani Macdonald, 3 Gethin Robinson, 2 Tom Willis (capt), 1 Hugh Gustafson.
Replacements: 16 Steve Jones, 17 Ali McKenzie, 18 Ben Castle, 19 Gavin Thomas, 20 James Leadbeater, 21 Ashley Smith, 22 Jason Tovey.

Gloucester: 15 Olly Morgan, 14 James Simpson-Daniel, 13 Tim Molenaar, 12 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, 11 Lesley Vainikolo, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Rory Lawson, 8 Gareth Delve (c), 7 Akapusi Qera, 6 Luke Narraway, 5 Alex Brown, 4 Dave Attwood, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Alasdair Dickinson.
Replacements: 16 Olivier Azam, 17 Nick Wood, 18 Pierre Capdevielle, 19 Adam Eustace, 20 Peter Buxton, 21 Dave Lewis, 22 Freddie Burns, 23 Tom Voyce.