Career
He played union for Welsh clubs Pontypool and Monmouthshire County as a scrum half back, gaining selection for Wales before moving to England to play league for Halifax, also in the halves, and gaining selection for Great Britain and Wales. Lloyd worked as a miner, and in 1912 was part of the Monmouthshire County team that faced the touring South Africans. A scrum-half, Lloyd was first capped for Wales in a winning game against Scotland on 1 February 1913.
The game was played at Inverleith and both sides had a sparsity of international experience.
Though Wales were captained by the veteran Billy Trew. Lloyd played in the next six consecutive games in the 1913 and 1914 Five Nations Championships, which saw Wales finish second to England in both tournaments.
Lloyd was a favourite at Pontypool and was one of the finest scrum-halves produced by the club International matches for Wales
England 1914
France 1913, 1914
Ireland 1913, 1914
Scotland 1913, 1914
Lloyd went north and in 1914 commenced playing for English Northern Rugby Football Union club, Halifax.
He was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
