Ioan Lloyd

Ioan Lloyd (born 5 April 2001)[6] is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears. His usual position is fly-half. He made his first appearance against Bath in the first game of the 2019-2020 season[7] and scored two tries in his first two performances.[8][9]

Ioan Lloyd
Date of birth (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001[1]
Place of birthCardiff[2]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Weight81 kg (12 st 11 lb)
SchoolYsgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf Clifton College[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback, Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- Bristol 22 (58)
Correct as of 28 November 2020[4]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wales U18
2020- Wales 2 (0)
Correct as of 5 December 2020 [5]

Career

Lloyd won the 2015 Dewar Shield with Cardiff Schools before joining Cardiff Blues. He then moved to England, joining Clifton College and was quickly snapped up by Bristol. He has played international rugby, representing Wales U18 at the 2019 Six Nations Festival.[10]

On 6 October 2020 he was named in the senior Wales squad for the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup.[11] He made his debut for Wales on the 18 November 2020 as a second half replacement the 18-0 win against Georgia.[12]

References
  1. "Ioan Lloyd".
  2. "The hugely talented Welsh rugby teen who's just signed for a star-studded English club despite still being at college". Wales Online. 13 February 2019.
  3. "Ioan Lloyd".
  4. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. "Ioan Lloyd". wru.wales. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. "Ioan Lloyd". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. James, Ben (18 October 2019). "The 'rock star' Welsh teenager who just blew people away". walesonline. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. Thomas, Simon (7 November 2019). "Introducing Ioan Lloyd, the 18-year-old Welsh boy English rugby is raving about". walesonline. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. "Teenage sensation Ioan Lloyd scores late try as Bristol Bears beat Sale Sharks". Bristol Post. November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. "Lloyd leads Wales past Scotland at Sixways". Six Nations Rugby. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  11. "Sheedy and Lloyd named in Wales squad for autumn campaign". 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. Lloyd debut


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