IOAN LLOYD BRISTOL FLY-HALF

Ask proud Welshman Ioan Lloyd to name the player he admired most growing up and, as a budding young fly-half, you might expect the gifted 18- year-old to reel off Dan Biggar, Gareth Anscombe, Stephen Jones or one of a plethora of star homegrown names.
However, in keeping with the free-spirited style he has brought to Bristol’s attack, the Cardiff-born playmaker replies: “It sounds strange, but my biggest inspiration is a New Zealand Rugby League player called Shaun Johnson, who currently plays for Cronulla in the NRL.
“He was at New Zealand Wa...