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| Full name | Richard Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1945 St. Helens, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard "Dick" Evans (born 26 January 1945) is an English-born former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huyton, Barrow, Swinton and Salford, as a hooker.[1][2]
Playing career
Born in St Helens, Lancashire, Evans started his rugby league career at Huyton. He was signed by Barrow in April 1969.[3]
In December 1970, Evans was signed by Swinton for a fee of £5,000.[4]
International honours
Although born in England, Evans was eligible to play for Wales due to his Welsh ancestry.[5] He won caps for Wales while at Swinton in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France (2 matches).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Barrow sign a hooker". The Guardian. London. 5 April 1969. p. 14. ProQuest 185370789.
- ↑ Woodhead, Leslie (31 December 1970). "Cash boost for Ged Lowe". Liverpool Echo. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Mather, Harold (15 April 1975). "Nicholas chosen by Welsh selectors". The Guardian. London. p. 26. ProQuest 185812366.
External links
- Wasteful Wales Get A Roasting
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail
e.g. (5/8) indicates the number of games played in the 1975 World Cup. | |
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