WALES captain Michael Owen and teammates Kevin Morgan have pledged to transfer the Welsh way of playing to Newport Gwent Dragons for the rest of the season.

And Owen wants the whole of Gwent to get behind the Dragons who have now qualified for the Heineken Cup next season after Cardiff Blues' defeat by Llanelli Scarlets on Sunday.

But the twin priorities remain to finish as high as possible in the Celtic League to ensure the best possible seeding for the Heineken Cup next season and to secure a top four finish in the league to gain a home draw in the Celtic Cup which is the domestic climax to the season.

The Dragons are now back in fourth place after Leinster's victory over Connacht on Sunday, though the Dragons have a game in hand, but they are only one point ahead of the Scarlets who they are likely to face in the Celtic Cup, the doubt being whether it will be home or away.

"It's our responsibility to take this back to the region and get our momentum back," said Morgan. "We need to go back and galvanise things, there is not much realistically to go for, but we're a good side and we need to pick it up again.

"We'd like to win every game and hopefully take it into May in the Celtic Cup. It's going to be hard to come down after the highs with Wales, but it's the day job and we've got to earn our keep and put the hard work in for the Dragons."

Owen stressed, "We need to play well for the Dragons and have a good finish to the season. We've certainly got to try to keep it going, we've shown glimpses of form, but we've been a bit inconsistent.

"There have been loads of disputes in Gwent, like being based in Newport which is understandable but we've got to get the whole region behind us which hasn't quite happened.

"Like I said when I joined, Gwent is an identifiable region and we've got to try to use Wales' success to make Gwent something really special. Everyone has got a part to play in this."

Outside half Ceri Sweeney has made only two brief appearances for Wales as a replacement during the Six Nations, but still said, "I can't wait to return and play for the Dragons."

Meanwhile the Dragons are facing an injury crisis ahead of Friday night's clash with second placed Munster at Rodney Parade (7.05pm).

Ceri Sweeney, Owen, Morgan and Steve Jones are all set to return giving Welsh fans a chance to see their Grand Slam heroes. But centre Hal Luscombe and scrum-half Gareth Cooper are doubtful.

Neither could be included in the Wales 22 against Ireland, Luscombe withdrawing the day before with more hamstring trouble which ruled him out after the first two games, and Cooper failing a fitness test on the ankle injury he suffered during the tsunami game.

On top of that four other backs are struggling and could all be out. Nathan Brew suffered a recurrence of his ankle injury against the Opsreys on Friday night, Steve Winn has a suspected broken ankle, Gareth Wyatt a groin injury and Craig Warlow a calf problem.

Munster are expected to include their star players like Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer and John Hayes.

Newport and Wales under-21 full-back Ricky Williams is out for the rest of the season. Williams broke his ankle during Friday night's game against Ireland.