Dragons captain drops out
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:47
Newport Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner has axed his captain for their opening Magners League encounter, against Connacht at the Sportsground, Galway, on Saturday.
The Dragons captain, Tom Willis, dropped out of the match-day squad, while Jason Tovey has moved back to his familiar fullback berth to accommodate Matthew Jones at flyhalf.
Welsh International Luke Charteris captains the side in the absence of Willis, while experienced Kiwi Danny Lee starts in the No.9 shirt.
Elsewhere in the side Rhodri Gomer-Davies returns, having recover from a knock sustained in the London Irish pre-season game, to start and Robin Sowden-Taylor gets the nod over fellow international Gavin Thomas.
Newport Gwent Dragons: 15 Jason Tovey, 14 Will Harries, 13 Rhodri Gomer-Davies, 12 Tom Riley, 11 Aled Brew, 10 Matthew Jones, 9 Danny Lee, 8 Hugo Ellis, 7 Robin Sowden-Taylor, 6 Joe Bearman, 5 Scott Morgan, 4 Luke Charteris (captain), 3 Ben
Castle, 2 Steve Jones, 1 Hugh Gustafson.
Replacements: 16 Lloyd Burns, 17 Pat Palmer, 18 Ali Mckenzie, 19 Rob Sidoli, 20 Danny Lydiate, 21 Gavin Thomas, 22 Nicky Griffiths, 23 David Bishop.
Date: Saturday, September 4
Venue: Sportsground, Galway
Kick-off: 17.30 (16.30 GMT)
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Alan Rogan (Ireland), Ollie Hodges (Ireland)
TMO: Sean Flannery (Ireland)
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