[1] Lloyd-Davies was born in Tycroes near Ammanford, Wales in 1925 as Rheinallt Lloyd Hughes Davies and christened the next year.
[3] Known as a child as Hugh Lloyd Davies, he lived with his grandparents whose house was attached to the bus firm's garage.
Before enlisting he went on a course to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was promised a place at the college on completing his war service.
[3] On leaving Trinity Hall he entered Gray's Inn, though he was never called to the bar, and lived for a while in London where he turned out for local team Harlequin F.C., though after running up debts he needed to be bailed out by the club's president, and local MP, Sir Wavell Wakefield.
[3] Hugh Lloyd-Davies represented Wales XV (RU) while at Cambridge in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946.
Gomer Hughes, and Harold Thomas had previously won Wales (RU) caps, but the other footballers hadn't, and having already changed to the rugby league code they were unable to do so, but Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Leslie Thomas, did go on to win Wales caps under the league code.