| Full name | Ronald Evans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1941-11-06)6 November 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 March 2023 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Evans (6 November 1941 — March 2023) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Bridgend, Evans attended Tondu Junior School and Bryncethin Secondary School, where he was a prefect. He was a product of the Bryncethin Youth team and played his early senior rugby with Neath.
Evans, an attacking centre and skilled drop goal exponent, scored 18 tries in his first season with Bridgend in 1961/62. He made three appearances for Wales in the 1963 Five Nations, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield. A policeman by profession, Evans was rugby captain of Glamorgan County Police and had a 440-point season for the team in 1966/67.
See also
References
- "Ron Evans Brilliant In Trial". Sunday Mercury. 13 January 1963.
- "Ron Evans, Rugby International, Honoured at School Function". The Glamorgan Gazette. 12 April 1963.
- "Ron Evans, The Bridgend Centre, Honoured At Rugby Club". The Glamorgan Gazette. 15 March 1963.
- "Ron Evans' world record". The Glamorgan Gazette. 28 June 1968.
External links
- Ron Evans at ESPNscrum