Jack Elwyn Evans
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| Full name | John Elwyn Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1897 Brynamman, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 July 1941 (aged 43–44) Denbigh, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: scrum.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John "Jack" Elwyn Evans (1897 – 15 July 1941) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Brynamman RFC, Amman United RFC, Swansea RFC,[1] and Llanelli RFC as a wing or centre, and club level rugby league (RL) for Broughton Rangers.[2]
Background
[edit]Jack Elwyn Evans was born in Brynamman, Wales, and he died aged 43–44 in Denbigh, Wales.
International honours
[edit]Jack Evans won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1924 against Scotland.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jack Evans Swansea player profile swansearfc.co.uk
- ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- ^ "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1941 deaths
- Broughton Rangers players
- Footballers who switched code
- Llanelli RFC players
- People from Brynamman
- Rugby league players from Carmarthenshire
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Carmarthenshire
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players