Ioan Lloyd to join Scarlets for next season

Scarlets has announced the signing of Bristol Bears’ Wales international Ioan Lloyd.

The 22-year-old fly-half will be returning to Welsh rugby after spending the last four years at Bristol.

A former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in Cardiff, Lloyd was part of the Cardiff Blues pathway before moving to Clifton College where he linked up with the Bears.

He became Bristol’s youngest-ever player in the English Premiership when, at the age of 18, he made a try-scoring appearance as a replacement in the West Country derby against Bath.

Lloyd was capped at U18s and U20s level and graduated to Wales senior honours in 2020, making two appearances off the bench during the Autumn Nations campaign that was played at Parc y Scarlets. He has made 78 competitive appearances for Bristol.