Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths is set for his first Dragons RFC start as he replaces Rhodri Jones in the starting line-up for the BKT United Rugby Championship clash against Zebre Parma in Italy on Friday evening.
The 21-year-old former St Peters RFC product made his Dragons debut on New Years’ Day against Scarlets and has made four substitute appearances to date.
Jones withdraws due to personal reasons with current Wales Under-20s prop Owain James called onto the bench.
The former Ynysybwl player, along with fellow Wales Under-20s international Harri Ford, are set to make their Dragons debuts should they come off the bench.
Elsewhere, winger Ashton Hewitt makes his first appearance of the season for Dragons after scoring a hattrick for Newport in Super Rygbi Cymru, meanwhile Joe Westwood and Taine Basham also return.
Dragons RFC: Huw Anderson (Caerphilly RFC); Rio Dyer (Risca RFC, Pill Harriers, Newport High School Old Boys), Joe Westwood (Blackwood RFC), Aneurin Owen (CAPT)(Newport High School Old Boys), Ashton Hewitt (Pill Harriers RFC); Will Reed (Cwmbran RFC), Dane Blacker (Ynysybwl RFC); Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths (St Peters RFC), Brodie Coghlan (Newport High School Old Boys), Chris Coleman (Garndiffaith RFC), Joe Davies (Caldicot RFC), George Nott (Chester RUFC), Ryan Woodman (Caldicot RFC), Taine Basham (Talywain RFC), Shane Lewis-Hughes (Ferndale RFC)
Replacements: James Benjamin (Whitehead RFC), Owain James (Ynysybwl RFC), Paula Latu (Woodlands), Steve Cummins (Eastwood Rugby Club), Barny Langton-Cryer (Cowbridge RFC), Che Hope (Blackwood RFC), Harri Ford (Senghenydd RFC), Scott Williams (Castell Newydd Emlyn).
