| Kristian Lloyd | |
| Birth Place: | Poole, Dorset, England |
| Weight: | 113kg (249lb) |
| Repteam1: | New Zealand under-20 |
| Repyears1: | 2012 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Superyears1: | 2015–16 |
| Superapps1: | 0 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Ru Province1: | Wellington |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 2014– |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 4 |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 5 |
| Ru Provinceupdate: | 22 October 2016 |
| School: | St. Patrick's College, Silverstream |
| University: | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Birth Date: | 1992 1, df=yes |
Kristian Lloyd (born 24 January 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for in the ITM Cup[1] [2] [3] and the in Super Rugby.[4] [5]
Lloyd was dogged with injury problems throughout the early part of his career and indeed was forced to take a 2-year sabbatical from the game to fully recover.[4] He returned to play 4 games for the Wellington Lions during their ill-fated 2014 ITM Cup campaign which ended in their relegation to the Championship Division. Despite this, Lloyd was identified as a player of huge potential by the Hurricanes and was named in their squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[5]
Lloyd was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 team that competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[6] [7]