At Rodney Parade, 7.30pm
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 63rd competition game)
Assistant Referees: Claudio Blessano (FIR), Robert Price (WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Paul Thomas (WRU)
Overall Guinness PRO12 head to head record:
Played 27, Dragons won 9, Leinster won 18.
Did you know?
- Newport Gwent Dragons have won just once in the last six rounds of the Guinness PRO12: 26-8 at home to Benetton Treviso on 6 January.
- Dragons only defeat at Rodney Parade in the PRO12 since September came when Ospreys were the visitors on 1 January.
- Leinster Rugby
are the top try scoring team in the Guinness PRO12 with 61 and have lost just once in any competition since November: 17-29 at Munster in the PRO12 on 26 December. - The Leinstermen have won on three of their last five visits to Wales.
- The last four meetings between the two teams have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst the Leinstermen are going for a first season’s double over Dragons since 2013/14.