Grant Robson’s men rallied well in their opening game of the campaign against Blues South but will be looking for a positive result as they welcome the Ospreys to Tredegar. (KO 7.15pm)
After impressing off the bench last week with a second-half try and a number of clean line breaks, Jarred Rosser starts tomorrow night’s game at fullback. He will be looking to kick-start a backline that played some free-flowing rugby in the game against Blues South but ultimately it came too late as they slipped to a narrow 22-19 defeat.
Bryce Morgan will again be one of the key figures in the pack and along with Jack Kedward and Leon Brown in the front row will be looking to compete with the physical Ospreys’ forwards at the contact area.
Blues North play their first game of the season at Abercynon (KO 7.15pm) and head coach Geraint Lewis knows his side face a tough game against the Scarlets who enjoyed a comfortable 32-10 win away to the Ospreys last week.
“I’m expecting a tough game against the Scarlets, they had a good win last week against the Ospreys and I am sure they’ll be looking to do well this year,” he said.
“I was certainly impressed by what I saw last week and we’ll have our work cut out. They had a good set piece and used the ball well with their strong runners. It’ll be a big test for us but we’ll have to be at our best to compete.
“But we’re looking forward to it, we’ve had good preparation and the boys have worked hard in pre-season and are raring to go.”
Dragons: 15 Jared Rosser 14 Lewis Phillips 13 Connor Edwards 12 James Hussey 11 Patric Lewis 10 Arwel Robson 9 Sior Pearce, 1 Jack Kedward 2 Jack Davies 3 Leon Brown 4 Bryce Morgan 5 Ryan Collins 6 Lloyd Phillips 7 Dawid Rubasniak 8 Matthew Donovan.
Replacements: Corey Greenaway, Jack Johnsey, Jack Williams, Ben Watts, Max George, Dom Quigley, Barney Nightingale, James Scarfi.
Ospreys: 15 Stuart Nicholas 14 Regan Grace 13 Morgan Jones 12 Owen Watkin 11 James Taylor 10 Dylan Francis 9 Matthew Aubrey, 1 Nicky Davies 2 Jac Briggs 3 Sam Matthews 4 Jacob Blackmore 5 Josh Cole 6 Connor R Davies 7 Ben Davies 8 Jack Davies.
Replacements: Rhydian Jenkins, Rhys Bowden, James Tanner, Chris Long, Ellis Richards, Jordan Condon, James Davies, James Roberts.
Blues North: 15 Curtis Povey 14 Kurtis Williams 13 Chris John 12 Callum Morris 11 Jarred Evans 10 Callum Hall 9 Jack Owens, 1 Ben Stevens 2 Gerwyn Coleman 3. Keiron Assarratti 4 Callum Haggett 5 Hywel Thomas 6 Lloyd James 7 Leon Rogers 8 Aled Evans.
Replacements: Dewi Morris, David Harries, Jarred Almond, Harvey Connolly, Morgan Sniewaski, Carl Lewis, Jacob Lloyd, James Stallard.
Scarlets: 15 Ryan Davies 14 Gwion Jones 13 Kieran Jones 12 Matthew Pearce 11 Shaun Pearce 10 Billy McBryde 9 Rhodri Rees, 1 Rhys Fawcett 2 Matthew Moore 3 Richard Bassett 4 Ryan Bean 5 Stephen Leonard 6 Josh Macloud 7 Steffan Edwards 8 Steffan Tafestauffer.
Replacements: Steffan Thomas, Zac Phillips, Jamie Hughes, Colin Markham, Shaun Evans, Jack Evans, Joe Chiffi, Harry Randall.
