TOM Prydie gets the chance to impress at full-back when Newport Gwent Dragons host Bucharest in the European Rugby Challenge Cup tomorrow evening (kick-off 7.30pm).

The 22-year-old Wales international moves to 15 from the right wing and will attempt to show he is the man who should deputise for captain Lee Byrne, who faces three months on the sidelines after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Director of rugby brings three players into the XV that beat the Wolves 37-10 in Romania last weekend – wing Hallam Amos, scrum-half Jonathan Evans, loosehead Phil Price.

Wales and Lions number eight Taulupe Faletau returns among the replacements following his autumn exertions while lock Rynard Landman is also on the bench after missing the Bucharest encounter because of concussion.

Bucharest are without influential once-capped Fiji flanker Sean Morrell, who was injured last week but didn’t have a visa to travel anyway, so South African Johan Van Heerden moves to the back row from lock.

Dragons: T Prydie, M Pewtner, R Wardle, A Smith, H Amos, J Tovey, J Evans, P Price, R Thomas, B Harris, A Coombs, C Hill, J Thomas, N Cudd, L Evans (captain). Replacements: E Dee, O Evans, D Way, R Landman, T Faletau, L Jones, D Jones, GR Jones.

Bucharest: L Samoa, M Apostol, C Dascalu, A Ilie, I Botezatu, F Vlaicu (captain), G Diaconescu, C Pristavita, O Turashvili, V Badalicescu, P Ailenei, O Ageacai, V Mototolea, J Van Heerden, R Ailenei. Replacements: A Oancea, M Dico, S Vasiliu, P Neacsu, A Mitu, F Surugiu, F Lazar, F Ionita.

Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)