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{{short description|GB international rugby league footballer}}
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|birth_date = {{circa|1938}}
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|new = yes
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|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/roy-evans/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=8869 |title=Roy Evans |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>
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'''Roy Evans''' is a former [[professional]] [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] of the [[1960s]] who at club level has played for [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], and at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], playing at [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|Second-row forward]], or [[Rugby league positions#Loose forward|Loose forward/Lock]], i.e. number 11 or 12, 13, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby League|contested scrums]].
'''Roy Evans''' ({{circa|1938}} – 1987) was a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and at club level for [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], as a {{rlp|sr}}, or {{rlp|lf}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>


==Playing career==
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==International Honours==
===Wigan===
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Roy Evans won caps for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Wigan in 1961 against New Zealand (2 matches); in 1962 against France, and New Zealand.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Roy_Evans/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject|date=2008-12-31|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref>
Roy Evans played {{rlp|lf}} in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s 27-3 victory over [[Wakefield Trinity]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final during the [[1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season|1959–60 season]] at [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] on Saturday 21 May 1960.<ref name="1959-1960 Championship Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=438|title=1959-1960 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>


Roy Evans played {{rlp|lf}} in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s 30-13 victory over [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1959 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1958–59 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811, and played right-{{rlp|sr}},<ref name="1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=437|title=1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> i.e. number 12, in the 20-16 victory over [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] in the [[1965 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1964–65 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.<ref name="1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=439|title=1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}


Roy Evans played in [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'s victories in the [[RFL Lancashire League|Lancashire League]] during the [[1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season|1958–59 season]] and [[1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season|1961–62 season]].<ref name="Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=374|title=Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Evans&EnSearch=Evans&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8 International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Roy_Evans/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]


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===International honours===
Roy Evans won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Wigan in 1961 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1962 against France, and New Zealand.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>


==Post-retirement==
{{Wigan RLFC - 1960 Northern Rugby Football League champions}}
Evans announced his retirement from rugby league in January 1966.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Macklin |first1=Keith |title=Wigan star Roy Evans decides to leave game |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005475/19660115/012/0012 |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=15 January 1966 |page=12 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He later worked as director of rugby at [[Blackpool Borough]].<ref>{{cite news |title=French are tough - Baxendale |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19781202/056/0056 |department=Pink Final |work=Manchester Evening News |date=2 December 1978 |page=4 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

He died in 1987 after a long illness, aged 49.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=David |title=Selby 'ban' rocks Salford |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19870702/079/0079 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=2 July 1987 |page=79 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

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==References==
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{{Reflist}}


{{Wigan - 1958–59 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Wigan - 1959–60 Championship Final winners}}
{{Wigan - 1964–65 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1962 Tour}}


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[[Category:1987 deaths]]
[[Category:English rugby league players]]
[[Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Lancashire rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Rugby league locks]]
[[Category:Rugby league second-rows]]
[[Category:Wigan Warriors players]]
[[Category:Wigan Warriors players]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 06:44, 1 January 2025

Roy Evans
Personal information
Full nameRoy Evans
Bornc. 1938
Died1987 (aged 49)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–65 Wigan 252 34 102
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–62 Great Britain 4 1 0 0 3
1963–65 Lancashire 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Roy Evans (c. 1938 – 1987) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, as a second-row, or loose forward.[1]

Playing career

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Wigan

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Roy Evans played loose forward in Wigan's 27-3 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the Championship Final during the 1959–60 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 May 1960.[3]

Roy Evans played loose forward in Wigan's 30-13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811, and played right-second-row,[4] i.e. number 12, in the 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.[5]

Roy Evans played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1958–59 season and 1961–62 season.[6]

International honours

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Roy Evans won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1961 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1962 against France, and New Zealand.[1]

Post-retirement

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Evans announced his retirement from rugby league in January 1966.[7] He later worked as director of rugby at Blackpool Borough.[8]

He died in 1987 after a long illness, aged 49.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Roy Evans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "1959-1960 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ Macklin, Keith (15 January 1966). "Wigan star Roy Evans decides to leave game". Liverpool Daily Post. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "French are tough - Baxendale". Pink Final. Manchester Evening News. 2 December 1978. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Burke, David (2 July 1987). "Selby 'ban' rocks Salford". Manchester Evening News. p. 79 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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