Barney Evans Explained

Barney Evans
Full Name:Neville Lloyd Evans
Birth Date:16 December 1908
Birth Place:Lewisham, London, England
Death Place:St Austell, England
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1932–33
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0

Neville Lloyd "Barney" Evans (16 December 1908 – 27 May 1994) was an English international rugby union player.

Evans was born in Lewisham, London, and went to Royal Naval Engineering College.[1]

A Royal Navy lieutenant commander, Evans captained the Devonport Services and the Navy rugby sides. He was capped five times as a prop for England across the 1932 and 1933 Home Nations, debuting against Wales in Swansea.[2] While based in Portsmouth, Evans was a member of Hampshire's 1933 County Championship-winning team, which was their maiden title. He also appeared in county fixtures for Devon.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Officers' Choir At Naval Wedding . . 16 March 1938.
  2. News: N. L. Evans' Debut . Evening Despatch . 7 January 1932.
  3. Book: Morrison Bowker . Barry . England Rugby - A History of the National Side, 1871-1978 . 1978 . 0304302147 . 80. Cassell .