Dafydd Lockyer
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Dafydd Lockyer, born 5 June 1985 in Cwmbach
, Wales
, is a rugby union
player for Pontypridd RFC
in the Principality Premiership
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Lockyer first joined up with Ponty from his local Abercwmboi
RFC club as a raw youngster, with the Pontypridd Academy in 2001 and then with the senior squad in 2003.
Initially playing on the wing, Lockyer moved to the inside centre position, making a huge impact as a line breaking ball carrier.
An integral part of Ponty’s successful Welsh Cup campaigns of 2005 and 2006, Lockyer earned a worthy reputation as one of the star players at semi-professional level.
A move to Neath RFC
followed in the summer of 2007, featuring in the club's double championship winning team, albeit with Lockyer’s time at Neath curtailed by injuries.
Lockyer returns to Pontypridd for the 2009-10 season.
Cwmbach
Cwmbach is a village and community near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom. Cwmbach has a population of 4,283. Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, is a rugby union
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 for Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, currently playing in the British and Irish Cup, Principality Premiership, and are the current SWALEC Cup champions....
in the Principality Premiership
Welsh Premier Division
The Welsh Premier Division is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union for the 1990–91 season.-Competition history:...
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Lockyer first joined up with Ponty from his local Abercwmboi
Abercwmboi
Abercwmboi is a village in the Welsh county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, United Kingdom.- Location :Abercwmboi is one of the last remaining villages in the Cynon Valley. It has retained its identity and not been developed as many other Cynon Valley villages. As a result is a very close...
RFC club as a raw youngster, with the Pontypridd Academy in 2001 and then with the senior squad in 2003.
Initially playing on the wing, Lockyer moved to the inside centre position, making a huge impact as a line breaking ball carrier.
An integral part of Ponty’s successful Welsh Cup campaigns of 2005 and 2006, Lockyer earned a worthy reputation as one of the star players at semi-professional level.
A move to Neath RFC
Neath RFC
Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem...
followed in the summer of 2007, featuring in the club's double championship winning team, albeit with Lockyer’s time at Neath curtailed by injuries.
Lockyer returns to Pontypridd for the 2009-10 season.