Ronald "Ron" Evans (birth registered second ¼ 1933[1] – 31 October 2010), also known by the nickname of "Curly", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 589) and Castleford (Heritage No. 404) as a scrum-half, i.e. number 7,[2][3][4]
 Ronald Evans prior to Castleford's 21-18 victory over Batley at Mount Pleasant, Batley on Tuesday 19 August 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ronald Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1933 Pontefract district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2010 (aged 77) Castleford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Ron Evans' birth was registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he lived in Ferry Fryston, Castleford c. 2010, he died aged 77 in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, his funeral service took place at Holy Cross Church, Castleford, at 12.15 pm on Monday 8 November 2010. followed by an interment at Castleford Cemetery.
Playing career edit
Club career edit
Ron Evans made his début for Wakefield Trinity during November 1950, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1955–56 season, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.
Genealogical information edit
Ron Evans' marriage to Irene (née Robinson) was registered during second ¼ 1955 in Pontefract district[5] They had children; Gary Evans (birth registered second ¼ 1960 (age 63–64) in Wakefield district). Ron Evans was the brother-in-law of the rugby league footballer Don Robinson.
References edit
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links edit
- Obituary – Wakefield Express
- Search for "Evans" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Ronald Evans Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com
- Ron Evans Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com
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