David Percy Marmaduke Lloyd (5 January 1871 – 10 March 1959) was a

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international

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wing who played club rugby for

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. Lloyd played for

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on four occasions during the

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and

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Rugby career

Lloyd played rugby for his home team,

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, a second tier Welsh team, but showed enough ability to progress to top class club Llanelli. It was while playing with Llanelli, that he became part of the first team from Wales to host a touring southern hemisphere national team. On 19 December 1888 the New Zealand Māoris faced Llanelli as part of their tour, and Lloyd, who was 17 years old at the time, was selected to play on the wing. Lloyd made a sprint into the Māoris' 25 during the first half, but was unable to score.Billot (1972), pg 16. Llanelli won the match by a single drop goal, kicked by Welsh international Harry Bowen. Lloyd won his first cap for Wales in a game against Scotland as part of the 1890 Home Nations Championship. Lloyd, was 19 years old, and was one of five new players to represent Wales in the game which included future Welsh captain

Billy Bancroft William James Bancroft (2 March 1871 – 3 March 1959) was a Welsh international fullback, who played club rugby for Swansea, and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, for whom he was the first professional player in 1895. Bancroft was seen as ...

and Llanelli team mate Stephen Thomas. Wales lost the game. Lloyd was reselected for the next Wales game, against England at

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. The match saw Wales win their first rugby match over the England, thanks to a try from

William Stadden William James Wood "Buller" Stadden (1861 –30 December 1906) was a Wales, Welsh international rugby union Half-back (rugby union), half back who played club rugby for Canton, Cardiff, Canton, Cardiff RFC, Cardiff and Dewsbury Rams, Dewsbur ...

. Lloyd was chosen for two games for the 1891 Home Nations Championship, the first a loss to England, the second a win over Ireland at

Stradey Park Stradey Park (Welsh: ''Parc y Strade'') was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of ...

International matches played

WalesSmith (1980), pg 468. * 1890, 1891 * 1890 * 1891

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