Lloyd Johansson (b. February 5, 1985 in Melbourne, Australia) 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.

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• Queensland Reds Profile

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