Woodman led Wales into year’s global tournament before missing the U20 Six Nations earlier in the year with a thumb injury. He has played twice for the Dragons in the BKT United Rugby Championship in recent weeks and gets a start alongside Taine Basham and Aaron Wainwright at Cardiff City Stadium.
He is one of four changes to the starting XV from the game against Ospreys last time out. Brodie Coghlan gets a start at hooker, centre Joe Westwood is recalled in the midfield and Rhodri Williams at scrum half to skipper the side.
Aneurin Owen will make his 50th appearance for the Dragons, while Steff Hughes will make his 100th league appearance when he comes off the bench.
“We’re excited for the game in the capital and looking to finish our season on a high note,” said Dragons head coach, Dai Flanagan.
“We enjoyed the experience of Judgement Day last season and it’s important we mirror that performance if we want to achieve the same result. It’s great to see players like Joe Westwood, Ryan Woodman, and Brodie Coghlan earning a place back in the team for the final weekend.
“It really shows the future direction of our club, with talented young players eager to make an impression and play for a team that means a huge amount to them.”
Dragons (v Scarlets, 3.00pm kick-off): Ewan Rosser; Rio Dyer, Joe Westwood, Aneurin Owen, Chris Hollis; Will Reed, Rhodri Williams (captain); Rhodri Jones, Brodie Coghlan, Chris Coleman, Ben Carter, Matthew Screech, Ryan Woodman, Taine Basham, Aaron Wainwright
Reps: James Benjamin, Rodrigo Martinez, Dmitri Arhip, George Nott, Dan Lydiate, Che Hope, Steff Hughes, Sio Tomkinson
