Bob Lloyd (rugby union)
| Full name | Robert Hoskins Lloyd | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Plympton, England | ||
| School | Cheltenham College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | centre | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1961 1961 - 1973 |
Clifton RFC Harlequin FC Hong Kong Football Club | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Surrey | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1967 - 1968 | England | 5 | (6) |
Robert Hoskins Lloyd (born 3 March 1943)[1] is a former rugby union player who played for Clifton RFC, Harlequins and the England national rugby union team.
Lloyd was born in Plympton and spent the early part of his life in Glasgow. He attended Cheltenham College and first played for Clifton in the 1961-62 season while studying at Cheltenham, but only played a few games for the club before joining Harlequins, where he spent the remainder of his career in England.[2]
In December 1967 Lloyd was selected to play for England, making his international debut against New Zealand at Twickenham and scoring two tries as England lost 16-23.[3] He was also invited to play for the Barbarians against New Zealand later that month, scoring a further try,[2] as well as appearing for the Barbarians in the 1967 match against Leicester.[4] Lloyd played in all four England matches of the 1968 Five Nations, which brought his total of England appearances to five. He appeared in the England trial match in 1969 and toured the Far East with England in 1971 but won no further full caps after 1968.[2] He was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa but declined the invitation due to engineering exam commitments.[5]
Lloyd was Harlequins captain in the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons and also represented the Surrey county team, playing in their county championship finals in 1967, when they shared the title with Durham) and 1971, when they lost to Gloucestershire.[2] His total of 46 appearances for Surrey has been exceeded only by Bob Hiller.
In 1972 Lloyd emigrated to Hong Kong where he played rugby for Hong Kong Football Club and worked until his retirement in 2007. In October 2012 he was inducted into the Harlequins hall of fame.
Bob Lloyd was a civil engineer who studied at Hatfield Polytechnic and is a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineering.
References
- ↑ "Robert Lloyd". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Clifton RFC History - Robert Hoskins Lloyd". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "England 11 - 23 New Zealand". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Player Archive - R.H. Lloyd". barbarianfc.co.cuk. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Glancy, Claire. "'I gave up Lions dream to study engineering'". sport.uk.msn.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.