Rhodri Lloyd
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| Full name | Rhodri John Lloyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1993[1] Penpedairheol, Caerphilly, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhodri Lloyd (born 22 July 1993 in Penpedairheol, Caerphilly) is a Welsh professional rugby league player for who at representative level has played for Wales and at club level for Wigan and London Broncos in the Super League,[3] as a Second-row.[4]
A junior player with South Wales Scorpions, Lloyd joined Wigan in 2012 and made his Super League debut in the same season. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni a Welsh language secondary school in Caerphilly county.
In January 2014, he joined Widnes on loan.[5] In February 2015, he joined Swinton on loan. In February the following year (2016) he resigned for Swinton on a permanent basis.
International honours
Lloyd made his début for Wales against Italy in 2010 while just 17 years old. In doing so, he became the youngest ever player to win a senior cap for Wales.
In 2013, Lloyd played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He scored his first ever international try against Italy on the opening day of the tournament. He went on to score another try later on in the tournament.
In October 2015, Lloyd playd in the 2015 European Cup.
References
- ^ a b c "Rhodri Lloyd Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ [1] loverugbyleague.com/g
- ^ "Wigan to develop Welsh youngsters". BBC News. 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Gareth Thomas scores on Wales debut in loss to Italy". BBC. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors' Rhodri Lloyd joins Widnes Vikings on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.