Boss Dean Ryan praised the ‘brilliant’ response of Huw Taylor after the versatile forward moved to the second row to solve lineout problems for Dragons.
Taylor impressed at lock after the Men of Gwent had lost both Joe Davies and Ben Carter just after half-time against Cardiff Rugby.
The Director of Dragons Rugby has joked he may be forced to play himself with the trio joining Will Rowlands as potential doubts for Saturday’s home clash with Emirates Lions.
However, Ryan believes Taylor could fill that gap after stepping up in the derby clash last week.
“Huw (Taylor) needs some credit for his performance because that is the second time that he has solved a lineout problem for us,” said Ryan.
“He has done it once against the Bulls and again against Cardiff with only himself as the option.
“Credit to him for keeping the game cohesive. He has called a lot at the lineout and has always been very diligent, doing the work and being influential in the week.
“That has given him an opportunity after we talked about him moving into that position.
“We talked about going into games later with a faster back five but needed him to be able to call, and he has responded brilliantly.
“We will see what the bumps and bruises are before seeing what we have got left.”
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Credit to him for keeping the game cohesive... He has called a lot at the lineout and has always been very diligent, doing the work and being influential in the week...
