Lloyd Johansson

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lloyd Johansson

| image = Lloyd Johansson 2014.jpg

| caption = Johansson in 2014

| birth_name = Lloyd Johansson

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|2}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Centre

| years1 = 2007

| years2 = 2008–10

| years3 = 2010–11

| years4 = 2014–

| ru_clubupdate = 3 November 2015

| clubs1 = East Coast Aces

| clubs2 = Viadana

| clubs3 = Honda Heat

| clubs4 = Melbourne Rising

| apps1 = 3

| apps2 = 34

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| apps4 = 22

| points1 = 0

| points2 = 32

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| points4 = 19

| ru_currentclub = Melbourne Harlequin

| super1 = Reds

| super2 = Rebels

| superyears1 = 2005–08

| superyears2 = 2012

| superapps1 = 19

| superapps2 = 7

| superpoints1 = 5

| superpoints2 = 5

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| super14update = 1 June 2012

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| repyears1 = 2005

| repteam1 = Australia

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Lloyd Johansson (born 5 February 1985) is an Australian rugby union professional player of Tongan and Swedish descent. He plays for the Melbourne Rising in the National Rugby Championship, and his usual position is centre.

Early life

Lloyd Johansson was born in Melbourne, Australia to Lloyd 'Loiti' Johansson Snr and Maria ' Malia' Johansson. He played under-14 and under-16 rugby for Victoria before moving to Queensland in 2002 to complete his schooling. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team and also represented Australia at Under 19 and 21 levels.

Career

An inside centre, Johannsson is noted for his hard-running and exceptional defence.{{citation needed | date = April 2012}} He played for the Queensland Reds and captained the East Coast Aces in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. He made his Wallabies debut in 2005 against the All Blacks.{{citation needed | date = April 2012}}

Johansson had a challenging Super Rugby season in 2007. He did not see any Super 14 action during the 2008 season and was not offered a contract with the Queensland Reds for 2009. He joined Italian club MPS Viadana in an effort to reignite his career,{{citation needed | date = April 2012}} followed by a stint in 2011 with Japanese club Honda Heat.

In 2012 Johansson become the first Victorian player to earn a Super Rugby contract with the Melbourne Rebels. After playing for Melbourne Harlequin in the Dewar Shield in 2013 and 2014, he was named in the Melbourne Rising squad for the National Rugby Championship inaugural season of 2014.

References

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{{cite web

|date= 2014-02-20

|title= When you're big in Japan!

|publisher= Rebels Rugby

|accessdate= 2014-07-25

|url= https://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/when-youre-big-in-japan

|url-status= live

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140224040501/http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/when-youre-big-in-japan

|archivedate= 2014-02-24}}

{{cite web

|date=2011-10-30

|last=Schlink

|first=Leo

|work=Sunday Herald Sun

|publisher=News

|title=Perfect time for Lloyd Johansson to be a Melbourne Rebel

|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/perfect-time-for-lloyd-johansson-to-be-a-melbourne-rebel/story-fn8ouw0e-1226180333820

|accessdate=2011-10-31

|url-status=live

|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6RKCO0Amz?url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/rugby/perfect-time-for-lloyd-johansson-to-be-a-melbourne-rebel/story-fn8ouw0e-1226180333820?nk=24be769c21b57b098e91cd881d78bb35

|archivedate=25 July 2014

}}

{{cite press release

| date = 2011-09-13

| publisher = Melbourne Rebels

| title = Johansson - our first Victorian Rebel

| url = http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/4433/Default.aspx

| accessdate = 2011-10-31

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406072127/http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/4433/Default.aspx

| archive-date = 6 April 2012

| url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

| date = 2011-09-13 | publisher = ABC | title = Former Wallaby Johansson joins Rebels

| url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-13/former-wallaby-joins-rebels/2897718/?site=melbourne

| accessdate = 2012-02-15}}

{{cite press release

| date = 2011-12-21 | author = Rebels Media Unit | publisher = Melbourne Rebels

| title = Player Profile: Lloyd Johansson

| url = http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/5135/Default.aspx

| accessdate = 2012-04-18}}