By SIMON THOMAS

FOR Dan Lydiate, life is a bit like spinning plates these days. Having moved into a player-coach role at the Dragons, the 72cap Wales flanker is juggling those two duties with farming and family commitments.
It’s fair to say he is a busy man. But he’s clearly relishing being part of the back-room team under interim head coach Filo Tiatia.
He’s focusing on the breakdown and collisions, while he took a prominent role in preparing the A team for recent eye-catching victories over development sides from the Scarlets (73-21) and Ospreys (38-17).
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