Hagan Evans
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| Full name | Hagan Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1925 Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hagan Evans (born August 1925)[2] is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, Hull FC, and Kingston Rovers[3] as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1][4]
Playing career[edit]
International honours[edit]
Hagan Evans won 2 caps for Wales (RL) in 1947–1949 while at Bradford Northern and Hull.[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]
Hagan Evans played loose forward in Bradford Northern's 8–4 victory over Leeds in the 1947 Challenge Cup Final during the 1946-47 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1947.
Family[edit]
Hagan Evans' brother, Peter Evans, captained Llanelli RFC, and was capped twice by Wales (RU) in 1951 against England, and France
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Evans, Hull's capture, a versatile player". Daily Mail. 8 January 1948. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Another signing". Daily Mail. 12 November 1953. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.