Reg Lloyd
Welsh rugby league player

Reg Lloyd

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Introduction

Reginald "Reg"/"Reggie" G. 'Wolla' Lloyd was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Resolven RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Keighley, and Castleford, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5. Reg Lloyd was a Corporal in the British Army during World War II.

Playing career

International honours

Lloyd won caps for Wales (RL) while at Castleford in 1946 against England (2 matches) and France, and in 1947 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, and England.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Reg Lloyd played, scored a try, and was youngest player ever to appear in a Wembley final, in Keighley's 5-18 defeat by Widnes in the 1936-37 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937.

County League appearances

Reg Lloyd played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season.

Other notable Games

Reg Lloyd played Left-Wing for Northern Command XIII against a Rugby League XIII at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942.