Bryn Evans (25 November 1899 – 10 July 1975) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, as a stand-off, or scrum-half.
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Full name | Bryn Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 November 1899 Swinton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 July 1975 | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editSwinton
editEvans made his debut for Swinton in 1920.[3] He played scrum-half in Swinton's 0–17 defeat by St Helens Recs in the 1923 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 November 1923, played scrum-half, and scored a try in the 15–11 victory over Wigan in the 1925 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Wednesday 9 December 1925 (postponed from Saturday 21 November 1925 due to fog), played scrum-half in the 5–2 victory over Wigan in the 1927 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 19 November 1927, and played scrum-half, and was captain in the 8-10 defeat by Salford in the 1931 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 21 November 1931.
International honours
editEvans won caps for England while at Swinton in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1932 against Wales (2 matches), 1933 against Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1927 against New Zealand, in 1928 against New Zealand, in 1929-30 against Australia, in 1932 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1933 against Australia (2 matches).
Personal life
editEvans was the younger brother of the rugby league footballer; Jack Evans.[4] Jack, also a Swinton international, was the landlord of the Royal Oak, 536 Bolton Road, Pendlebury from 1932 onwards. In later years, Jack's son, Stan Evans, was the landlord of the pub whilst Bryn himself helped out behind the bar. Bryn lived in North Drive, Swinton.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Bryn Evans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "The Heritage Numbers - Part 2". Swinton Lions. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Club History - The Early Years". swintonlionstales.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.