Geoff Evans (rugby union, born 1942)

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Thomas Geoffrey Evans, (born 1 May 1942) is a former Wales international rugby union player, who was born in Llanelli. In 1971 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions as a replacement. He won seven Wales caps as a lock forward at the start of the 1970s [1] and also played club rugby for London Welsh RFC.

Evans became manager of the Wales RFU team in 1995, [1] following the resignation of the previous management after Wales lost all four matches in the Five Nations championship. He was appointed a Welsh selector in 1993. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "Banking on success". Times Higher. Retrieved 6 February 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Rugby Union: Davies' power diminishes: Out-of-step Wales increase number of selectors". The Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)