Barbarian Men
William Roderick Evans
Lock
Matches
Points
Country
Wales
Playing Record
Games
| 22 Feb 1958 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 11 | 6 | Australia XV |
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| 04 Feb 1961 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 6 | 0 | South Africa XV (non-cap) |
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| 01 Apr 1961 | National Stadium | Cardiff | 11 | 19 | Barbarians |
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| 24 May 1958 | Old Wanderers Ground | Combined Transvaal | 16 | 18 | Barbarians |
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| 28 May 1958 | E.A.Union Ground | East African XV | 52 | 12 | Barbarians |
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| 27 Dec 1957 | Welford Road | Leicester Tigers | 6 | 25 | Barbarians |
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| 31 Mar 1959 | Rodney Parade | Newport | 5 | 15 | Barbarians |
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| 04 Apr 1961 | Rodney Parade | Newport | 6 | 0 | Barbarians |
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| 21 May 1958 | Loftus Versfeld | Northern Transvaal | 9 | 13 | Barbarians |
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| 04 Apr 1958 | Recreation Ground | Penarth | 5 | 6 | Barbarians |
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| 30 Mar 1959 | St Helen's | Swansea | 11 | 18 | Barbarians |
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| 07 Apr 1958 | St Helen's | Swansea | 5 | 6 | Barbarians |
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| 10 May 1958 | Old Wanderers Ground | Transvaal | 17 | 17 | Barbarians |
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| 14 May 1958 | Olen Park | Western Transvaal | 11 | 3 | Barbarians |
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Statistics
William Roderick Evans
William Roderick Evans was born in Porthcawl on 19 December 1934 and educated at Cowbridge Grammar School and Cambridge University where he gained a Blue in 1955. After completing his qualifications in law he joined the Cardiff club and won the first of his 13 caps at lock for Wales in 1958. He later moved to Bridgend and was their club captain in 1961-62. In 1959 he was a member of the British Isles team that toured Australasia and played in 18 games, including four test matches. Roddy Evans was also a regular invitee to Barbarians' fixtures, making 14 appearances, including the games against Australia in 1958 and South Africa in 1961 and the tour to South Africa in 1958. He captained the Barbarians against Newport in 1961.
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