Barney Evans
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Full nameNeville Lloyd Evans
Born16 December 1908
Lewisham, London, England
Died27 May 1994 (aged 85)
St Austell, England
Position
Prop
| Full name | Neville Lloyd Evans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 December 1908 Lewisham, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 May 1994 (aged 85) St Austell, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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]