Background
Lloyd was born in Plympton and spent the early part of his life in Glasgow.
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He attended Cheltenham College and first played for Clifton in the 1961-1962 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.
Career
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. He was also invited to play for the Barbarians against New Zealand later that month, scoring a further try, as well as appearing for the Barbarians in the 1967 match against Leicester. Lloyd played in all four England matches of the 1968 Five Nations, which brought his total of England appearances to five.
He was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa but declined the invitation due to engineering exam commitments.
Lloyd was Harlequins captain in the 1970-1971 and 1971-1972 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. 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.
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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.
