Geoff Evans (rugby union born 1942)

This article is about the Wales rugby union player. For the England rugby union player, see Geoff Evans (rugby union born 1950).

Thomas Geoffrey "Geoff" Evans, (born 1 May 1942 in Llanelli) is a former Wales international rugby union player. 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]

References

1 2 "Banking on success". Times Higher. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
↑ "Rugby Union: Davies' power diminishes: Out-of-step Wales increase number of selectors". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

External links

Statistical biography of Geoff Evans scrum.com

British and Irish Lions – 1971 New Zealand tour

Forwards	Arneil Brown Carmichael Davies Dixon Evans Hipwell Laidlaw Lynch McBride McLauchlan McLoughlin Pullin Quinnell Roberts Slattery Stevens Thomas Taylor

Backs	Bevan Biggar Davies Dawes (c) Duckham Edwards Gibson Hiller Hopkins John Lewis Rea Spencer Williams

Coach	James

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