John Evans (rugby union, born 1926)
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Full nameJohn Davies Evans
Date of birth30 June 1926
Place of birthMountain Ash, Wales
Date of death25 March 1989 (aged 62)
| Full name | John Davies Evans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 June 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mountain Ash, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 March 1989 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Velindre, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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John Davies Evans (30 June 1926 — 25 March 1989) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
A colliery worker from Mountain Ash, Evans was a prop with Cardiff, capped twice for Wales in the 1958 Five Nations, playing their final two fixtures against Ireland at Lansdowne Road and France at Cardiff Arms Park.[1] He was also a member of the invitational Barbarians side for a 1958 match against the East Midlands.[2]
Evans later worked as a sales manager for Scottish & Newcastle breweries.[3]