Reg Lloyd Explained

First:RU
Reg Lloyd
Fullname:Reginald G. Lloyd
Birth Date:second ¼ 1917
Birth Place:Resolven,[1] Wales
Death Date:unknown
Ru Club1:Resolven RFC
Ru Year1start:≤1937
Ru Year1end:37
Club1:Keighley
Year1start:1937
Year1end:38
Club2:Castleford
Year2start:1938
Year2end:47
Appearances2:248
Tries2:59
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:177
Teama:Wales
Yearastart:1946
Yearaend:47
Appearancesa:7
Retired:yes
Updated:2 May 2012
Source:[2]

Reginald G. Lloyd (second ¼ 1917[3] – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Wolla", was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Resolven RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Keighley and Castleford (Heritage No. 176), as a, i.e. number 2 or 5.[2] [4] Reg Lloyd was a Corporal in the British Army during World War II.[5]

Playing career

International honours

Lloyd won caps for Wales (RL) while at Castleford in 1946 against England (2 matches) and France, and in 1947 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, and England.[6]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Reg Lloyd played, i.e. number 5, scored a try, and aged-19 was youngest player ever to appear in a Wembley Final, in Keighley's 5–18 defeat by Widnes in the 1937 Challenge Cup Final during the 1936-37 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937, in front of a crowd of 47,699.[7]

County League appearances

Reg Lloyd played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.[8]

Other notable matches

Reg Lloyd played for Northern Command XIII against a Rugby League XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937. footballzone.co.uk. 31 December 2016. 1 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195157/http://www.footballzone.co.uk/images/i-28002/28537b.jpg. 28 March 2017. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Birth details at freebmd.org.uk. freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. 1 January 2017.
  4. Book: Graham. Williams. Peter. Lush. David. Farrar. The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. 978-1-903659-49-6. 2009. 108–114.
  5. Web site: inside programme, Northern Command v. A Rugby League XIII, 1942. rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223013/http://rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/gallery-images/86-large.jpg. 2 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Keighley Cougars (A History). totalrl.com. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. 1 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120506065300/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=528. 6 May 2012.