Lloyd Johansson
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Lloyd Johansson born to Lloyd 'Loiti' Johansson Snr and Maria ' Malia' Johansson, the part Tongan part Swedish is an Australian rugby union
player who played in the centre for the Queensland Reds
in the Super 14
competition. Johansson has represented Australia at Schoolboy level in the Under 19 and 21, he scored on debut for the wallabies against the All Blacks
in 2005. He captained the East Coast Aces in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship
Johannsson is an inside centre, notable for his hard-running and exceptional defence. He also has a sound kicking game and a knack of scoring quick tries as an impact player (scoring less than two minutes into his Wallaby debut in the Bledisloe Cup clash in Auckland in 2005 and again in 2006 for the Reds after being on the field for less than 30 seconds against the Bulls). His earliest appearances for the Queensland Reds
showed huge potential and prompted much excitement in Brisbane Rugby circles, however his progress at senior rugby has been less successful than forecast.
Lloyd had a challenging Super Rugby season in 2007, appearing to lose form and confidence after a two match ban early in the season. Johansson did not see any Super 14 action during the 2008 season and he was not offered a contract with the Queensland Reds for 2009. He joined Italian club MPS Viadana in an effort to reignite his career.
In 2012 he is hoping to again play Super Rugby, this time for the Melbourne Rebels
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played in the centre for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition. Johansson has represented Australia at Schoolboy level in the Under 19 and 21, he scored on debut for the wallabies against the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
in 2005. He captained the East Coast Aces in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship
Australian Rugby Championship
The Australian Rugby Championship, often abbreviated to the ARC , was a domestic Rugby union football club competition in Australia which ran for only one season in August–October 2007...
Johannsson is an inside centre, notable for his hard-running and exceptional defence. He also has a sound kicking game and a knack of scoring quick tries as an impact player (scoring less than two minutes into his Wallaby debut in the Bledisloe Cup clash in Auckland in 2005 and again in 2006 for the Reds after being on the field for less than 30 seconds against the Bulls). His earliest appearances for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
showed huge potential and prompted much excitement in Brisbane Rugby circles, however his progress at senior rugby has been less successful than forecast.
Lloyd had a challenging Super Rugby season in 2007, appearing to lose form and confidence after a two match ban early in the season. Johansson did not see any Super 14 action during the 2008 season and he was not offered a contract with the Queensland Reds for 2009. He joined Italian club MPS Viadana in an effort to reignite his career.
In 2012 he is hoping to again play Super Rugby, this time for the Melbourne Rebels
Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels are a professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They are the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia...
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