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Filo Tiatia takes charge of the Dragons for the first time as they discover to shut their prolonged shedding high-tail in opposition to Cardiff on the Palms Park this evening.
The Gwent aspect have lost the final 18 league fixtures to the capital city membership, relationship relieve to 2014. Tiatia has taken over from Dai Flanagan after the Rodney Parade aspect parted company with the frail Scarlets coach.
Angus O’Brien captains the Dragons for the first time as Rhodri Williams, Taine Basham, Jared Rosser and Rodrigo Martinez all birth
For Cardiff, Josh Adams makes his first look in six months after a hernia operation as the Palms Park aspect moreover welcome relieve flit Harri Millard, hooker Dafydd Hughes and flanker Thomas Young.
Kick-off is at 5.15pm, with Premier Sports activities 2 broadcasting the match. You have to well per chance per chance prepare all of the updates on the live weblog below.
Cardiff Rugby: Cam Winnett; Josh Adams, Rey Lee-Lo, Ben Thomas (capt), Harri Millard; Callum Sheedy, Aled Davies; Ed Byrne, Daf Hughes, Keiron Assiratti, Josh McNally, Teddy Williams, Ben Donnell, Thomas Young, Alun Lawrence.
Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Corey Domachowski, Rhys Litterick, Seb Davies, Alex Mann, Ellis Bevan, Rory Jennings, Gabriel Hamer-Webb.
Dragons RFC: Angus O’Brien (c), Rio Dyer, Joe Westwood, Aneurin Owen, Jared Rosser, Lloyd Evans, Rhodri Williams; Rodrigo Martinez, Brodie Coghlan, Chris Coleman, Matthew Impart, George Nott, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Taine Basham, Aaron Wainwright.
Replacements: James Benjamin, Aki Seiuli, Dmitri Arhip, Joe Davies, Ryan Woodman, Morgan Lloyd, Harry Wilson, Huw Anderson.
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
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