Bob Evans (rugby union)
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Robert Thomas Evans (16 February 1921 – 14 April 2003) was a Welsh rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Newport and county rugby for Monmouthshire. He played ten internationals for Wales, and was selected for the British Lions playing in all six tests of the 1950 tour of Australia and New Zealand.[2]
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Birth name | Robert Thomas Evans[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1921-02-16)16 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rhymney, Wales[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 April 2003(2003-04-14) (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rhymney School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evans was a hard tackling flanker, but his skill was seen in his intelligent defensive positioning. He would often sit behind the three midfield players in offence to ensure that if passing movements broke down the opposition could not counterattack. He specialised in subduing fly-half play and would often disrupt opposing midfield trios into poor positions causing errors in play without even engaging them.[3]