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| Full name | Roy Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1987 (aged 49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy Evans (c. 1938 – 1987) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, as a second-row, or loose forward.
Playing career
Wigan
Roy Evans played loose forward in Wigan's 27-3 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the Championship Final during the 1959–60 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 May 1960.
Roy Evans played loose forward in Wigan's 30-13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811, and played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.
Roy Evans played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1958–59 season and 1961–62 season.
International honours
Roy Evans won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1961 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1962 against France, and New Zealand.
Post-retirement
Evans announced his retirement from rugby league in January 1966. He later worked as director of rugby at Blackpool Borough.
He died in 1987 after a long illness, aged 49.
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Player Summary: Roy Evans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "1959-1960 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Macklin, Keith (15 January 1966). "Wigan star Roy Evans decides to leave game". Liverpool Daily Post. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "French are tough - Baxendale". Pink Final. Manchester Evening News. 2 December 1978. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Burke, David (2 July 1987). "Selby 'ban' rocks Salford". Manchester Evening News. p. 79 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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