Paul Turner has named a 27-man squad to face Toulouse in round 2 of the Heineken Cup at Rodney Parade on Saturday (17:45). Ashley Smith will again captain the side in the absence of Tom Willis
“Our defensive efforts have improved week on week and they will certainly have to be at their best against a free-flowing Toulouse side who have match winners everywhere,” said Turner. It is sides like Toulouse who have made the European Cup such a revered competition and they are the side that everyone wants to take on. We at the Dragons are no different.
“It is good to see key players like Luke Charteris, Toby Faletau and Gavin Thomas back in contention for selection for this weekend’s game. We feel as a management team and squad that with players coming back from injury we will continue to improve week-to-week.”
Dragons Squad for Toulouse
Mathew Evans, Will Harries, Aled Brew, Adam Hughes, Tom Cheeseman, Tom Riley, Rhodri Gomer-Davies Ashley Smith, Matthew Jones James Leadbeater, Nicky Griffiths, Wayne Evans.
Phillip Price, Ben Castle, Hugh Gustafson, Nigel Hall, Pat Palmer, Lloyd Burns,
Steve Jones, Luke Charteris, Scott Morgan, Robert Sidoli, Danny Lydiate, Toby Faletau, Robin Sowden-Taylor, Gavin Thomas, Andrew Coombs
Players not considered through injury
Martyn Thomas, Matthew Watkins, Jason Tovey, Tom Willis, Joe Bearman, Ali McKenzie, Duane Goodfield, Dan Watchurst, Mike Poole, Nathan Brew
“Our defensive efforts have improved week on week and they will certainly have to be at their best against a free-flowing Toulouse side who have match winners everywhere,” said Turner. It is sides like Toulouse who have made the European Cup such a revered competition and they are the side that everyone wants to take on. We at the Dragons are no different.
“It is good to see key players like Luke Charteris, Toby Faletau and Gavin Thomas back in contention for selection for this weekend’s game. We feel as a management team and squad that with players coming back from injury we will continue to improve week-to-week.”
Dragons Squad for Toulouse
Mathew Evans, Will Harries, Aled Brew, Adam Hughes, Tom Cheeseman, Tom Riley, Rhodri Gomer-Davies Ashley Smith, Matthew Jones James Leadbeater, Nicky Griffiths, Wayne Evans.
Phillip Price, Ben Castle, Hugh Gustafson, Nigel Hall, Pat Palmer, Lloyd Burns,
Steve Jones, Luke Charteris, Scott Morgan, Robert Sidoli, Danny Lydiate, Toby Faletau, Robin Sowden-Taylor, Gavin Thomas, Andrew Coombs
Players not considered through injury
Martyn Thomas, Matthew Watkins, Jason Tovey, Tom Willis, Joe Bearman, Ali McKenzie, Duane Goodfield, Dan Watchurst, Mike Poole, Nathan Brew
