Denis Evans (rugby union)
| Full name | Denis Pritchard Evans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 July 2022 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
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Denis Pritchard Evans (19 March 1936 – 12 July 2022) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Scunthorpe, Lancashire, Evans grew up in Trefil from the age of four and was educated at Tredegar Grammar School. He won an Oxford blue while studying at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, appearing in the 1959 Varsity match.[1]
Evans made his debut for Ebbw Vale in 1955 and became club captain in the 1962–63 season. He had a stint in between with Llanelli, from where he gained his sole Wales cap, against the Springboks at Cardiff in 1960.[2]
A businessman, Evans was based in Hong Kong for several years and served as Hong Kong Rugby Union chairman, before succeeding David East as secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1989, a role he was in for four years.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: Dennis Evans - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Tough Time Ahead For Top Man Denis". Gwent Gazette. 30 November 1989.
- ^ "Scots set for 1994 Sevens". South China Morning Post. 13 September 1993.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Evans dismissed by WRU: Welsh secretary's pounds". The Independent. 5 October 1993.
External links
[edit]- Denis Evans at ESPNscrum
- 1936 births
- 2022 deaths
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Blaenau Gwent
- Rugby union wings
- Ebbw Vale RFC players
- Llanelli RFC players
- Welsh sports executives and administrators
- Rugby union executives
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford