John Lloyd (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | David John Lloyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 March 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pontycymer, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 7 lb (203 lb; 92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Garw Grammar School Cardiff Training College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David John Lloyd (born 29 March 1943) is a former Welsh international rugby union player who captained the Wales team in 1972.[1] He played club rugby for Bridgend, county rugby for Glamorgan and invitational rugby for the Barbarians. He later became head coach to the Wales national team from 1980 to 1982.
After his career in rugby, he became a P.E teacher at Ynysawdre and subsequently headteacher of Lower School of Ynysawdre. He then retired at the age of 65, in the Summer of 2005.
References
- ^ John Lloyd player profile ESPNScrum.com
External links
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