WALES star Taulupe Faletau is on bench duty for Newport Gwent Dragons as they prepare for their European showdown with a Guinness Pro12 encounter at Treviso.

The number eight, who played every minute of the Six Nations, is named among the replacements along with openside Ollie Griffiths, who enjoyed a stellar campaign in the Under-20s tournament.

Centre/wing Tyler Morgan also makes a welcome return on the bench after recovering from a knee problem that has sidelined him since January.

Director of rugby Lyn Jones makes two changes to the XV that stunned title chasing Ulster earlier in the month with Jason Tovey and Pat Leach getting the nod at full-back and centre respectively.

Treviso are boosted by the return of Exeter-bound centre Michele Campagnaro, who only played one round of the Six Nations after suffering a knee injury against Ireland.

Three of their 23 featured against Wales in Rome last weekend – centre Enrico Bacchin, flanker Francesco Minto and scrum-half Edoardo Gori.

Treviso: J Hayward, S Ragusi, M Campagnaro, E Bacchin, L Nitoglia, S Christie, A Lucchese, M Zanusso, D Giazzon, R Harden, A Pavanello (captain), C Van Zyl, M Barbini, F Minto, M Luamanu. Replacements: A Anae, R Acosta, M Muccignat, M Fuser, M Swanepoel, D Budd, A Pratichetti, E Gori.

Dragons: J Tovey, T Prydie, P Leach, J Dixon, H Amos, D Jones, J Evans, B Stankovich, R Thomas (captain), B Harris, A Coombs, C Hill, J Thomas, J Benjamin, N Crosswell. Replacements: H Gustafson, P Price, D Way, T Faletau, O Griffiths, L Jones, T Morgan, C Meyer.

Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)