Steve Evans (rugby league)

Steve Evans
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? Featherstone Rovers
1981–87 Hull
198?–8? Bradford Northern
198?–8? Wakefield Trinity
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1979–≥79 Yorkshire ≥1
1979–80 England 3 1 0 0 3
1979–82 Great Britain 10 3 0 0 9
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Steve Evans is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Hull, Bradford Northern and Wakefield Trinity, as a Wing, Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.

Evans won caps for England while at Featherstone in 1979 against France, in 1980 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone in 1979 against Australia, Australia (sub) (2 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1980 against New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub).[1]

While playing at Hull F.C., Evans was selected to play in two of Great Britain's three games against Australia for the 1982 Ashes, scoring the Lions' sole try of the series.[2]

Evans played Centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in Hull's 24-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1984–85 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 4 May 1985.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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