Lloyd Fairbrother

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Lloyd Fairbrother
Birth nameLloyd Fairbrother
Date of birth (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Torpoint, Cornwall, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Props
Current team Dragons
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2014 Exeter Chiefs 5 (0)
2011–2012Cornish Pirates 7 (0)
2012Birmingham Moseley 4 (0)
2013–2014Plymouth 36 (5)
2014– Dragons 172 (25)
Correct as of 5 February 2024

Lloyd Fairbrother (born 13 November 1991, Torpoint) is a Welsh rugby union player. His position is prop forward.

Fairbrother played for Moseley, Cornish Pirates and Plymouth Albion. In May 2014 he transferred from Exeter Chiefs to the Dragons. [1]

Fairbrother qualifies to play internationally for Wales as his mother was born in Blaenavon.

Fairbrother was called up to the Welsh national side in an uncapped fixture versus the Barbarians, on the 4th November 2023.

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