John Lloyd (rugby union)

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John Lloyd
Birth nameDavid John Lloyd
Date of birth (1943-03-29) 29 March 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth Pontycymer, Bridgend County Borough, Wales
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight14 st 7 lb (203 lb; 92 kg)
SchoolGarw Grammar School
Cardiff Training College
Occupation(s)teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Pontycymmer RFC
Bridgend RFC
Glamorgan
Barbarian F.C.
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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19661973 Wales 24 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1980–1982 Wales

David John Lloyd (born 29 March 1943) is a former Welsh international rugby union player who captained the Wales team in 1972. [1] He played club rugby for Bridgend, county rugby for Glamorgan and invitational rugby for the Barbarians. He later became head coach to the Wales national team from 1980 to 1982.

After his career in rugby, he became a P.E teacher at Ynysawdre and subsequently headteacher of Lower School of Ynysawdre. He then retired at the age of 65, in the Summer of 2005.

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