Glasgow v Dragons: Teams
Dragons acting head coach Darren Edwards has made three changes to his team to face Glasgow at Firhill on Friday.
Last Updated: 26/02/11 9:34am
Dragons acting head coach Darren Edwards has made three changes to his team to face Glasgow at Firhill on Friday.
Adam Hughes comes back into the side on the wing, with Will Harries moving to full-back as Martyn Thomas recovers from a hamstring strain.
Ashley Smith returns to partner Tom Riley in the centre after a back injury kept him out of last weekend's match, whilst Scott Morgan joins captain Luke Charteris in the second row, with Rob Sidoli moving to the bench.
Aled Brew will make his 22nd appearance of the season for the Men of Gwent, taking him level with Sidoli. Brew is on the verge of setting a new try-scoring record for the Dragons, currently tied with Gareth Wyatt on 29 tries apiece.
Jason Tovey and Wayne Evans both start, with Mathew Jones and Mike Petri providing half-back cover. Matthew J Watkins is the other replacement back.
The powerful front row unit of hooker Lloyd Burns and props Phil Price and Dan Way have the chance to build on their impressive work in Italy last weekend, whilst the back row of Andrew Coombs, Lewis Evans and Joe Bearman all keep their places.
Hugo Ellis and Steve Jones are on the bench alongside Hugh Gustafson and Ben Castle, who cover for Price and Way. Darren Edwards will miss the Wales U20s in Italy to be with the team in Scotland.
Glasgow sit 11th in the Magners League following their defeat away to Connacht last weekend. The Dragons are currently seventh, and a win would lift them considerably closer to Ulster, who are sixth.
Glasgow Warriors have made five personnel changes for tomorrow night's Magners League clash with Newport Gwent Dragons at Firhill (Friday 25 February, kick-off 7.50pm).
They have made five changes to the starting XV that lost to Connacht last time out.
Full-back Stuart Hogg, centre Peter Horne, stand-off Duncan Weir and back-rowers James Eddie and Ryan Wilson are all handed starts.
Glasgow: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Hefin O'Hare, 13 Peter Murchie, 12 Peter Horne, 11 DTH van der Merwe, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Colin Gregor; 8 Ryan Wilson, 7 Calum Forrester, 6 James Eddie, 5 Tom Ryder, Aly Muldowney, 3 Ed Kalman, 2 Fergus Thomson, 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements: 16 Finlay Gillies, 17 Kevin Tkachuk, 18 Gordon Reid, 19 Nick Campbell, 20 Chris Fusaro, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Federico Aramburu, 23 Bernardo Stortoni
Dragons: 15 Will Harries, 14 Adam Hughes, 13 Tom Riley, 12 Ashley Smith, 11 Aled Brew, 10 Jason Tovey, 9 Wayne Evans; 8 Joe Bearman,7 Lewis Evans,6 Andrew Coombs,5 Scott Morgan,4 Luke Charteris,3 Dan Way,2 Lloyd Burns, 1 Phil Price
Replacements: 16 Steve Jones, 17 Ben Castle, 18 Hugh Gustafson, 19 Rob Sidoli, 20 Hugo Ellis, 21 Mike Petri, 22 Matthew Watkins, 23 Mathew Jones