John Evans (rugby union, born 1926)
| Full name | John Davies Evans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 June 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mountain Ash, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 March 1989 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Velindre, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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John Davies Evans (30 June 1926 — 25 March 1989) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
A colliery worker from Mountain Ash, Evans was a prop with Cardiff, capped twice for Wales in the 1958 Five Nations, playing their final two fixtures against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and France at Cardiff Arms Park.[1] He was also a member of the invitational Barbarians side for a 1958 match against the East Midlands.[2]
Evans later worked as a sales manager for Scottish & Newcastle breweries.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "J. D. Evans New Welsh Cap". Western Mail. 7 March 1958.
- ^ "Baa-Baas 'cap' Evans & Morgan". Western Mail. 28 February 1958.
- ^ "John Davies Evans". Barbarians.
External links
[edit]- John Evans at ESPNscrum