Andrew Mark Lloyd (born 9 April 1981) is a Welsh former professional

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player who played as a back row or second row forward. Born in

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, Pembrokeshire, he played for

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and the Ospreys. His career was greatly interrupted by injuries, and he won just one cap for

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, on the tour to Japan in 2001.

Professional career

Lloyd came through the Bath academy, first appearing in a friendly against Keynsham in 1999, before making his competitive debut against

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in May 2000. That summer, Lloyd was selected for a Wales Developmental tour to Canada, the youngest player selected. Lloyd made nine appearances the following season, and was selected in 2001 for the Wales U21 team. That summer, Lloyd was selected for the

2001 Wales rugby union tour of Japan The 2001 Wales rugby union tour of Japan was a series of matches played in June 2001 in Japan by the Wales national rugby union team. With their best players involved in the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, the squad featured a blend ...

. Lloyd made his first appearance for Wales in the 45–41 defeat against Suntory. Lloyd was selected at blindside flanker for the first test against Japan, making his international debut on 10 June 2001, and scoring a try in the match as Wales won 64–10. Lloyd made one more appearance during the tour, off the bench against the Pacific Barbarians. Following the Wales tour, Lloyd returned to Bath, but suffered a serious back injury in November 2001. His injury ultimately kept him out for the majority of the following two seasons. In November 2003, Lloyd signed for the Ospreys, with the aim of pushing for further Wales caps. While with the Ospreys, Lloyd was part of the team that beat Australia 24–16 on 1 November 2006. In January 2011, it was announced that Lloyd would take over as Ospreys team administrator with immediate effect, and retire from playing at the end of the season. In 2014, he moved to a new position of Rugby and Recruitment manager, before departing the Ospreys in 2018 to take up a role with the

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working with the Exiles programme. Lloyd later became team manager for the Wales U20 team.

References

External links

Ospreys profileBath Rugby Heritage profileWales profile
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