Duncan Bell returns from retirement for the Dragons this weekend and the former England international cannot wait to get started.

The 39-year-old last played a professional game two seasons ago for Bath but director of rugby Lyn Jones has brought the experienced prop in to cover the recent spate of injuries and illnesses.

Bell, who is currently head coach at Lydney RFC, has just started a new role at Chartwell Funding and is delighted to be making his return in the RaboDirect PRO12.

“I am over the moon to be coming back to play rugby after recently retiring,” he said. “I am only two weeks into my new role at Chartwell so I am lucky and thankful that my boss has been so accommodating.

“They are keen to not stand in my way but at the same time know that I will be back at work.

“I also wanted to say thank you to Lydney RFC. I am head coach there and I do have a responsibility to them, so playing for the Dragons it may clash.

“But with the arrangement we have I am able to still coach the boys and I have a great team manager there in Colin Henderson who has been instrumental in that.”

The 39-year-old has joined Newport Gwent Dragons until the end of the season along with Bruce Douglas who is on loan from Bristol RFC. They are both included in this weekend's squad to face Glasgow Warriors.

There have been six changes to the team that took on Leinster last week with two of these being positional.

26-year-old Rhys Jones gets his second start of the season for the Dragons at full-back and is joined in the back three alongside wingers Matthew Pewtner and Will Harries

In the front row there is one change made as Bell makes his first start for the Welsh region alongside hooker T. Rhys Thomas and prop Owen Evans.

Glasgow Warriors have Mike Cusack back after 14 months out through injury.

The 29-year-old prop has been on the sidelines with a shoulder injury since December 2012, but returns to the Warriors starting line-up.

Ruaridh Jackson moves from fly-half to full-back, with Niko Matawalu switching to scrum-half and Henry Pyrgos named amongst the replacements.

Lee Jones continues on the right wing, while Byron McGuigan returns from injury and lines up on the opposite side, in place of Rory Hughes, who drops to the bench.

Mark Bennett and Richie Vernon continue in the centres, while 21-year-old Finn Russell makes only his second start for the club and first at fly-half, after impressing as a substitute against Cardiff Blues last weekend.

In the pack Cusack makes his first start of the season at tight-head in place of Ed Kalman, while Jerry Yanuyanutawa replaces Gordon Reid at loose-head and Dougie Hall starts at hooker, in place of the injured Pat MacArthur.

Jonny Gray comes into the second-row for Tom Ryder and he'll partner Fijian Leone Nakarawa in the engine room.

Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "We were really pleased to win down at Cardiff last weekend and there were plenty of positives which we can take into our game on Sunday.

"The Dragons have already beaten us at home this season, so we know how big a challenge we face at Rodney Parade.

"They are a well organised team and are tough to play against. They also have a very good home record, having only lost twice since last March, so we know we'll have to play well to come away with a positive result.”

At Rodney Parade, 2.30pm

Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR, 6th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Rhys Thomas, Martyn Lewis (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Russell Howell (WRU)