David Morgan Evans
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| Full name | David Morgan Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1911 Glynneath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1941 (aged 30) HMS Hood, Denmark Strait, off Greenland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | -1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Stoker Second Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service number | P/KX 108911[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Second World War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Morgan Evans (21 April 1911 – 24 May 1941) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Glynneath RFC and Neath RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a prop.[1]
Background
[edit]David Evans was born in Glynneath, Wales, he joined the Royal Navy as a stoker 2nd Class during World War II, and died aged 30 in the Denmark Strait, between Iceland and Greenland, when HMS Hood was sunk in the Battle of the Denmark Strait by the German battleship Bismarck on Saturday 24 May 1941.[3]
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]David Evans had an unsuccessful trial for Wales (RU), but won caps for Wales (RL) while at Huddersfield in the 3–2 victory over England at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd, on Saturday 7 November, and in the 9–3 victory over France at Stade de Paris on Sunday 6 December 1936.[1]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]David Evans played at prop in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "In Remembrance of DAVID MORGAN EVANS". HMS Hood Association. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Neath Rugby Remembers". neathrugby.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Neath Rugby Remembers
- Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24 May 1941
- (archived by web.archive.org) Neath RFC Remembers - First World War
- (archived by web.archive.org) Neath Rugby Remembers
- 1911 births
- 1941 deaths
- Welsh military personnel
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
- Footballers who switched code
- Glynneath RFC players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Neath RFC players
- Rugby union players from Glynneath
- Royal Navy sailors
- Rugby league players from Neath Port Talbot
- Rugby league props
- Rugby union forwards
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players