William Roderick "Roddy" Evans (19 December 1934 – 6 November 2016) was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

lock who played club rugby for

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and

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge ...

. He was awarded thirteen caps for

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and toured on the

1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand In 1959, the British Lions rugby union team toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost the international series against the All Blacks by three matches to one. They also played two matches in Canada, ...

. He died in November 2016 at the age of 81.

International matches played

WalesSmith (1980), pg 466. * 1958 * 1958, 1961, 1962 * 1958, 1961 * 1958, 1961, 1962 * 1958, 1961, 1962 * 1960

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