Hagan Evans
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| Full name | Thomas Evan Hagan Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1923 Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hagan Evans[a] (born 1 August 1923)[2] is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, Hull FC,[6] and Hull Kingston Rovers[7] as a loose forward.[1][8]
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Hagan Evans won 2 caps for Wales in 1947–49 while at Bradford Northern and Hull.[1]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Hagan Evans played loose forward in Bradford Northern's 8–4 victory over Leeds in the 1947 Challenge Cup Final during the 1946–47 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1947.
Family
[edit]Hagan Evans' brother, Peter, captained Llanelli RFC, and was capped twice by Wales (RU) in 1951 against England, and France.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Player Summary: Hagan Evans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "From Sully and Flash to Cooke and Gene: All 132 players to have played for both Hull FC and Hull KR". Hull Daily Mail. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Player Records (203)". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Peter Evans - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Evans, Hull's capture, a versatile player". Daily Mail. 8 January 1948. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Another signing". Daily Mail. 12 November 1953. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
External links
[edit]- 1923 births
- 20th-century Welsh sportsmen
- Bradford Bulls players
- Footballers who switched code
- Hull F.C. players
- Llanelli RFC players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Llanelli
- Rugby union players from Llanelli
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players