Roy_Evans_(rugby_league)
Roy Evans (rugby league)
GB international rugby league footballer
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.[1]
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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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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.[3]
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,[4] 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.[5]
Roy Evans played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1958–59 season and 1961–62 season.[6]
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.[1]
Evans announced his retirement from rugby league in January 1966.[7] He later worked as director of rugby at Blackpool Borough.[8]
He died in 1987 after a long illness, aged 49.[9]
- "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.