Bobby Lloyd

Bobby Lloyd
Personal information
Full name Robert Lloyd
Born 1888
Crickhowell, Wales
Died 18 January 1930(1930-01-18) (aged 41)
Halifax, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Pontypool
Monmouthshire County
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913–14 Wales 7 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position Scrum-half, Forward

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–2? Halifax
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
1921 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Robert "Bobby" Lloyd (c. 1888 – 18 January 1930) was a Welsh rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby union, and rugby league. He played union for Welsh clubs Pontypool, and Monmouthshire County as a scrum half back, gaining selection for Wales,[1][2] before moving to England to play league for Halifax, also in the halves, and gaining selection for Great Britain, and Wales.[3]

Rugby union

Lloyd worked as a miner,[4] and in 1912 was part of the Monmouthshire County team that faced the touring South Africans. Lloyd played well and gave the Springbok halves, Freddie Luyt, and Uncle Dobbin a difficult match, though the tourists class shone through to win the game comfortably.[5] A scrum-half, Lloyd was first capped for Wales in a winning game against Scotland on 1 February 1913. The game was played at Inverleith and both sides had a sparsity of international experience; though Wales were captained by the veteran Billy Trew. Lloyd played in the next six consecutive games in the 1913 and 1914 Five Nations Championships, which saw Wales finish second to England in both tournaments. Lloyd was a favourite at Pontypool and was one of the finest scrum-halves produced by the club.

International matches for Wales[6]

Rugby league

Lloyd went north and in 1914 commenced playing for English Northern Rugby Football Union club, Halifax. He was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. Lloyd won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1920 against Australia.[7] Lloyd won a cap for Wales while at Halifax in 1921.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wales team visit Big Pit". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  5. ↑ Billot (1974), pg 76.
  6. ↑ Smith (1980), pg 468.
  7. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.

Bibliography

  • Billot, John (1974). Springboks in Wales. Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
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