Wing Jared Rosser is set for his 100th game for Dragons RFC as the Men of Gwent head to Scottish capital to tackle Edinburgh Rugby in the BKT United Rugby Championship on Friday (kick-off 7.35pm).
Rosser is named among the replacements for the clash at Hive Stadium as Head Coach Filo Tiatia makes four changes to his starting line-up for the Round 14 encounter.
Argentina prop Rodrigo Martinez returns at loosehead and Tonga international Paula Latu also gets a first start for the club at tighthead.
A new-look second row pairing sees Steve Cummins and Joe Davies combine.
Lock Barny Langton-Cryer is also back among the replacements where fly half Josh Thomas could also make his club debut.
Tiatia said: “Edinburgh are a good team. At home they play fast and like to play up tempo with a good set piece. It’s going to be a heck of a challenge in Scotland.
“We need to start well and keep building around how we apply pressure from minute one.
“We showed that against Ulster, where we managed to do that with our pressure plan to get the ball back from kick-off.
“I know Edinburgh will be waiting for some of the things we are trying to accomplish, but we must stay in moments and not allow teams into our 22.”
Dragons RFC: Huw Anderson, Rio Dyer, Joe Westwood, Aneurin Owen (CAPT), Ashton Hewitt, Will Reed, Rhodri Williams; Rodrigo Martinez, Elliot Dee, Paula Latu, Joe Davies, Steve Cummins, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Harrison Keddie, Aaron Wainwright
Replacements: Brodie Coghlan, Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, Nathan Evans, Barny Langton-Cryer, Taine Basham, Dane Blacker, Josh Thomas, Jared Rosser
Unavailable (16): Harri Ackerman (arm), Dmitri Arhip (knee), Oli Burrows (shoulder), Ben Carter (knee), Chris Coleman (knock), Cai Evans (leg), Lloyd Evans (leg), Harri Ford (ankle), Solomone Funaki (knee), Rhodri Jones (leg), Angus O’Brien (hand), George Nott (knee), Josh Reynolds (shoulder), Matthew Screech (knock), Luke Yendle (knee), Ryan Woodman (arm)
