Teen-star Lloyd rises above the mediocre

■By ROGER PANTING

Super sub: Ioan Lloyd beats Byron McGuigan to score the winning try for Bristol
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IOAN LLOYD came off the bench to score the match-winner for Bristol and decide a patient game at Ashton Gate.
The 18-year-old Welshman was called into action when Luke Daniels was forced off with a shoulder injury and, for the second successive home game, he crossed the line within ten minutes of his introduction.
Lloyd went over after Bristol had lost lock Chris Vui to the sin-bin for dragging down a line-out and Lloyd said: “When we went down to 14, w...

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