Trevor Lloyd (rugby union) explained

Trevor Lloyd
Birth Name:Trevor Lloyd
Birth Date:1924 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Taibach, Port Talbot, Wales
School:Eastern School, Taibach
Position:Scrum-half
Amatteam1:Cwmavon RFC
Amatteam3:Maesteg RFC
Amatteam4:Bristol Rugby
Amatteam5:Glamorgan
Repyears1:1953
Repyears2:1955
Repteam2:British Lions
Repcaps1:2
Repcaps2:0
Reppoints1:0
Reppoints2:0

Trevor Lloyd (5 September 1924 – 5 October 2015)[1] was a international rugby union player.

Lloyd hailed from Taibach a district in Port Talbot, where he started playing club rugby with the Aberavon Quins RFC, he made his debut for Wales on 14 March 1953 versus Ireland and was selected for the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa. He also played club rugby for Maesteg RFC, captaining the team for three seasons, and coached the senior club from 1956 to 1959. Lloyd finished his playing career at home town club Aberavon Harlequins where during the 1955/56 season and directly after touring with the Lions, he captained the side into their inaugural season as a club of the Welsh Rugby Union. Lloyd died on 5 October 2015.[2]

His daughter Lisa has been an expert on the Antiques Roadshow since 2012.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/5676.html Trevor Lloyd player profile
  2. http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/media-wales-group/obituary/lloyd-trevor/43800102?s_source=tmwa_dic LLOYD Trevor : Obituary
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/27FNVsQKykj5T00RkR5j4Jp/lisa-lloyd Lisa Lloyd profile on Antiques Roadshow website