William Frederick Evans (24 April 1857 – 1 July 1935)Bill Evans player profile
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player, who won two caps for

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in 1882 and 1883.

Rugby career

Evans was born in Rhymney, Monmouthshire. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon,

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and

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, representing

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rugby club (but did not win a "Blue"). He was a three-quarter and represented the Wales national rugby union team on two occasions. His debut for Wales was in a friendly on 28 January 1882 against

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. In the following season, he played against

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in the Home Nations Championship.

Later life

After his rugby career in Wales, Evans moved to Gloucestershire, where he began teaching. He later emigrated to Australia, and continued his teaching career, becoming headmaster of Fremantle Grammar School from 1887–90 and then

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Grammar School from 1890–91.Jenkins (1991), pg 56. Evans continued his teaching after returning to Wales, but in his latter life became homeless, living rough in the hills surrounding his home town. He died in 1935.

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