Rosser Evans
| Birth name | George Rosser Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 October 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cwmbach, Aberdare, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Rosser Evans (6 October 1867 - ?)New Zealand Māoris, the first touring Southern Hempishere rugby team, when they lost to Cardiff in 1888.
Rugby career
Evans is most notable as a rugby player through his association with Cardiff RFC. Rosser was part of the Cardiff team that on 29 December 1888, faced and beat the
Frank Hill. An early try by Norman Biggs and some dodging running from Charlie Arthur
saw Cardiff beat the Māoris by a goal to nil.
At the time, the Wales half-back pairing was taken by Evans' Cardiff team-mate
Charlie Thomas; both men representing Wales in the victory over the New Zealand tourists. Stadden though was unavailable for the 1889 Home Nations Championship and Rosser took his place alongside Thomas in an away game to Scotland at Raeburn Place.[3] The Welsh team were beaten two tries to nil and the next game, at home against Ireland, Evans was replaced by Llanelli half-back Giotto Griffiths
. It would be Evans one and only international cap.
International matches played
Wales[4]
Scotland 1889
Bibliography
- Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications.
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
- Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
References
- ^ Rosser Evans player profiles Scrum.com
- ^ Billot (1972), pg 21.
- ^ Griffiths (1987), pg 4:4.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 465.