Dan Lydiate was born on 18 December 1987 and is a Wales international rugby union player.
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10 Facts About Dan Lydiate
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Dan Lydiate was named in the Wales squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, however did not play a single game.
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Dan Lydiate then broke into the Welsh first XV in the autumn internationals of that year, starting against Australia, New Zealand and Fiji as well as being named in the team to face South Africa before withdrawing with a calf injury.
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Dan Lydiate won the Man of the Match award against the Fijians, where he wore the Number 7 jersey for the first time.
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Dan Lydiate played every match of Wales' 2011 Six Nations Championship campaign as well as all four warm-up matches.
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Dan Lydiate played in Wales' opening two games against South Africa and Samoa, but missed the pool games against Namibia and Fiji with an ankle injury that lead to him infamously waking up to ice his leg every hour.
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Dan Lydiate finished second on the tournament's top-tacklers, behind only Wales and Dragons teammate Toby Faletau.
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On 30 October 2014 it was announced Dan Lydiate would be leaving Racing Metro and returning to Wales on a dual contract between the Welsh Rugby Union and a Welsh region, on 7 December 2014 this was announced to be Ospreys.
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Dan Lydiate was a part of the Welsh team for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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