LATE CHANGE FOR DRAGONS

Charteris' absence means he will once again miss out on making his 100th RaboDirect PRO12 appearance. Rob Sidoli comes into the starting line-up in his place with Andrew Coombs on the bench.

Newport Gwent Dragons Team
15 Hallam Amos
14 Tonderai Chavhanga
13 Adam Hughes
12 Ashley Smith (c)
11 Aled Brew
10 Lewis Robling
9 Wayne Evans
1 Nathan Williams
2 Steve Jones
3 Nathan Buck
4 Jevon Groves
5 Rob Sidoli
6 Danny Lydiate
7 Lewis Evans
8 Toby Faletau

Replacements
16 Sam Parry
17 Phil Price
18 Dan Way
19 Andrew Coombs
20 Tom Brown
21 Joe Bedford
22 Pat Leach
23 Martyn Thomas