Candy Evans
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Arthur "Candy" Evans (18 November 1903 – 7 January 1952) was a Welsh boxer, dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Pontypool RFC, as a lock,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, Glamorgan County RLFC, and at club level for Halifax, Leeds, Castleford, Warrington, and Leigh,[3][4] as a Template:Rlp, or Template:Rlp.[5][6]
Background
Candy Evans' birth was registered in Abersychan district, Wales, he was a coal miner, on his retirement from boxing and rugby he became a professional gambler, facing substantial debts, he committed suicide aged 48 in Abersychan, Wales.[7]
Playing career
International honours
Candy Evans won caps for Wales (RU) while at Pontypool RFC in the 1924 Five Nations Championship against England, Ireland, and France,[1][2] and won 4 caps for Wales (RL) in 1928–1933 while at Halifax, Leeds, Castleford in the 19–23 defeat by England at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 18 March 1931, and Warrington.[5]
County honours
Candy Evans won caps playing at Template:Rlp for Glamorgan County RLFC while at Castleford in the 19–12 victory over Cumberland at Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Saturday 21 March 1931, and 12–33 defeat by Yorkshire at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Wednesday 15 April 1931.[8]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Candy Evans played in Warrington's 17-21 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1933 Challenge Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 41,784.
Boxing career
Candy Evans was also a boxer, one year going straight from a Welsh rugby union international against Ireland to compete in, and win, the Welsh amateur boxing championship hours later. He later became a professional boxer, though remained better known for his rugby achievements.
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ a b Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at boxrec.com
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
- Pages with script errors
- Pages with reference errors
- Infobox rugby league biography with rugby union parameters
- 1903 births
- 1952 deaths
- 1952 suicides
- 20th-century Welsh sportsmen
- Castleford Tigers players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Halifax Panthers players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Leigh Leopards players
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Torfaen
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Torfaen
- Suicides in Wales
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Warrington Wolves players
- Welsh male boxers
- Welsh miners
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Welsh gamblers