Stuart Evans (born 14 June 1963) is a Welsh former

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and

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player who played from the 1980s up until the early 2000s. Born in

Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historica ...

in June 1963, Evans played for several rugby union clubs, including British Steel, for whom he once worked,

Resolven Resolven ( cy, Resolfen) is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is located in the Vale of Neath. Location The village is situated in the Vale of Neath, north east of the town of Neath, next to the A465 ...

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the C ...

, Western Suburbs,

and

Barbarian F.C. The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians is a British-based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. Membership is by invitation. As of 2011, p ...

Between 1985 and 1987, Evans played for the

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on nine occasions, and played in the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...

. In September 1987 he switched codes to rugby league, joining St. Helens Evans also took up a career in coaching the game after he retired from his long and successful professional playing career. Having coached up till 2019

John Player Special Trophy Final appearances

Stuart Evans played as an interchange/ substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Peter Souto) in St. Helens' 15–14 victory over

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in the 1987–88

John Player Special Trophy The Regal Trophy was an annual knock-out competition for British rugby league football clubs. Organised by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the competition was open to all professional clubs in the British rugby league system, but amateur teams ...

Final during the 1987–88 season at

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on Saturday 9 January 1988.

A French championship Title private following a refereeing error with Grenoble 1993

He has played for the FC Grenoble and despite overpowering pack called the Mammoths of Grenoble his club tilts on the score of 14–11. A try on his part is also refused in Grenoble and the decisive try by Gary Whetton was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender Franck Hueber from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone. This error gave the title to

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique () is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They play at the St ...

. Salles admitted the error 13 years later. Jacques Fouroux the coach of FC Grenoble in conflict with the Federation and who was already suspicious before the match of the referee cry out conspiracy.

Honours

French premiership: * FC Grenoble:

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Runners-up

References

External links

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Profile at saints.org.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Stuart 1963 births Living people Barbarian F.C. players FC Grenoble players Neath RFC players Resolven RFC players Rugby league players from Neath Rugby league props Rugby union players from Neath Rugby union props St Helens R.F.C. players Swansea RFC players Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players