The Welsh are coming off a good match against the Bulls and want to leave last place in the standings
URC: the Dragons lineup for the match against Zebre – ph. OnRugby.it
The Dragons last, the Zebras second to last: it is a real duel for the black shirt of the URC that will take place on Friday evening at Rodney Parade in Newport between the two franchises for the thirteenth round of the championship.
“An important match: we need to win our home matches – says Dai Flanagan, head coach of the Welsh – We must go into every match expecting a victory, especially at Rodney Parade.”
“The boys are ready: everyone is enthusiastic and having a run of home games helps. We want to put on a bit of a show. We came close to doing good things last weekend against the Bulls and we need to execute this Friday to win.”
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“Our task is to repeat last week’s physical performance. We won many collisions against a physically capable team like the Bulls. Not many have succeeded. The Italian teams are also very physical, if they manage to advance they are very dangerous.”
Compared to the 14-29 seven days ago against the Bulls, the Dragons have revolutionized their XV, with 12 changes in the starting lineup.
The Welsh return the number 8 of the Welsh national team Aaron Wainwright, fresh from a good Six Nations. Alongside him is Taine Basham, with Sean Lonsdale keeping the number 6 shirt.
Hooker Elliot Dee, another Six Nations star, also returns, joined by the experienced Rhodri Jones and Luke Yendle.
In the back department Rhodri Williams and Will Reed will have the reins of the game, with Cai Evans returning in the number 15 shirt.
Dragons RFC: Cai Evans, Rio Dyer, Steff Hughes (C), Aneurin Owen, Jared Rosser, Will Reed, Rhodri Williams, Rhodri Jones, Elliot Dee, Luke Yendle, Ben Carter, Matthew Screech, Sean Lonsdale, Taine Basham, Aaron Wainwright
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