Woodman Hungry For Wales Action After First Call-up

Woodman made his elder Dragons debut against Pau successful December 2022 and has grown into a starring figure.

After making 18 appearances past season, nan 6ft 5ins guardant has featured successful 13 of 16 games successful 2025-26.

Woodman – tipped to beryllium a early Dragons skipper by Tiatia – remains mobile but has put connected weight pinch Wales listing him arsenic 18st.

"My main extremity for nan play was to beryllium much of a beingness presence, I want to beryllium a large six" he said. "I decidedly still person improvements to make but I americium going successful nan correct direction."

That advancement will beryllium put to nan trial complete nan adjacent 3 weekends pinch Dragons taking connected Stormers connected Sunday (13:00 GMT), followed by nan Lions successful Johannesburg and Stade Francais successful Paris.

"It's ever reliable playing South African sides, particularly away," said Woodman. "Stormers person rather a fewer Springboks successful their squad and it will beryllium a bully physicality test."

Dragons person ne'er beaten a South African broadside successful nan URC pinch their past occurrence coming successful 2020 against Cheetahs successful nan Pro14 earlier Stormers, Lions, Sharks and Bulls joined nan tournament.