Richard Evans (rugby league)
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 Barrow, Swinton and Salford, as a hooker, i.e. number 9.[1][2]
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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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Background
Richard Evans was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England, he has Welsh ancestors, and eligible to play for Wales due to the grandparent rule.
International honours
Dick Evans won caps for Wales while at Swinton in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France (2 matches).[1]
References
- "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.
External links
- Wasteful Wales Get A Roasting
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail
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