Lew Evans (rugby league)
David Lewis 'Lew' Evans (3 September 1919 – 27 September 2017) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
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| Full name | David Lewis Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1919 Briton Ferry, Wales, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 2017 (aged 98) Temora, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lew Evans came to Sydney from Newcastle, New South Wales with Ray Ainsworth in 1946, just after he was discharged from war service in the RAAF.
During his three years at St. George, Evans played a total of 70 grade games, 20 of them in first grade. [2] After three years at Saints, he moved to Temora as captain/coach in 1949 and remained there for most of his life. [3]
Evans died on 27 September 2017, aged 98. [4]
References
- "Lew Evans - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ST>GEORGE CALL (KOGARAH) 4/11/1949 "Popular St.George Player To Coach Temora,https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235307772?searchTerm=%22lew%20evans%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
- Whiticker/Hudson "The Encycopedia of Rugby League Players" 1995 Edition (ISBN 1875169571
- TEMORA INDEPENDENT, Death Notice 29/9/2017
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