Lew Evans

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Lew Evans
Birth nameLlewellyn John Evans [1]
Date of birth(1881-02-19)19 February 1881 [1]
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland [1]
Notable relative(s) Poley Evans
Rugby union career
Position(s) fly-half [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1903–04 [1] Australia 3 [1] (0 [1] )

Llewellyn John Evans (born 19 February 1881) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Evans, a fly-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and won three international rugby caps for Australia, his first against New Zealand, at Sydney, on 15 August 1903.

His brother, Poley Evans, also represented Australia in the inaugural Test match of 1899.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Lew Evans". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.


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