Peter Denzil Evans (21 June 1928 — 22 September 2014) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Full name | Peter Denzil Evans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 June 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 2014 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Michael's School | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Hagan Evans (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Llanelli, Evans was the younger brother of rugby league international Hagan Evans and rebuffed several offers to switch codes himself during his career.[1] He attended St Michael's School.[2]
Evans started out with Furnace United and was playing for Llanelli when he gained two Wales caps as a flanker in the 1951 Five Nations. On his debut, against England at Swansea, Evans replaced an injured Allen Forward, then lost his place for the following fixture at Murrayfield when Forward returned.[3] Wales lost heavily to Scotland and Forward was amongst the players dropped, with Evans travelling to Paris for a second cap.[2]
During his time with Llanelli, Evans had two seasons as captain, which included a match against the 1953 All Blacks.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "League offer to Peter Evans". Western Mail. 25 August 1953.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Peter Evans - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Peter Evans takes Forward's place in Welsh XV". Western Mail. 19 January 1951.
External links
edit- Peter Evans at ESPNscrum