The Region has been boosted by the news that Morgan has recovered from an ankle injury and Luscombe a thumb operation. Both players were playing well before they got injured so it’s a timely return for The Dragons as they have the Munster game followed by three Welsh derbies over the Christmas holidays.

Speaking on making his return Luscombe commented, “It has been a frustrating time for me to be out injured especially as it happened at the start of our Heineken Cup campaign, however, I am delighted to be fit against and available for selection. Training has gone well all week and I cannot wait for the chance to play again and make a valuable contribution to the team. "

"There is tremendous team spirit among the squad with everyone playing for each other and to be a part of that is something very special. We travel to Thomond Park with confidence and having watched from the side lines for the last two months there is no need to hit the panic button as there are only a few areas that are letting us down.”

The Dragons Heineken Cup campaign has not been helped with a number of injuries to the squad, however, they are looking forward to the trip to Munster on the weekend and are confident they can make a contribution to the final outcome of the group.

“We are certainly looking forward to visiting Thomond Park on Saturday,” commented Head Coach Paul Turner. “It is a great place to play, even if it promises to be a steep learning curve for a lot of the club players who have had to play their part in the tournament because of our injuries. However, The Dragons have won at Thomond Park (6-16) the season before last so while we are aware of the fact that no-one has beaten them on their home patch in the Heineken Cup we have been there before and left with a result.

“We are trying to develop our youngsters and I was delighted with the way everyone stuck at it against Munster last weekend. They were a bit too street-wise for us in the contact area and we made a lot of basic errors. But I was proud of the way we competed and stuck at it.”

Squad: Aled Thomas, Kevin Morgan, Gareth Chapman, Hal Luscombe, Jon Bryant, Ceri Sweeney, Richard Fussell, Craig Warlow, Gareth Cooper, Gareth Baber, Adam Black, David Maddocks, Andrew Brown, Steve Jones, Gethin Robinson, Rhys Thomas, Ian Gough, Peter Sidoli, Luke Charteris, Andrew Hall, Richard Bryan, Michael Owen, Jamie Ringer, Rhys Oakley