David Morgan Evans Explained

First:

David Evans

Fullname:

David Morgan Evans

Birth Date:

21 April 1911

Birth Place:

Glynneath, Wales

Death Date:

24 May 1941 (aged 30)

Death Place:

, Denmark Strait, off Greenland

Ru Position:

Forwards

Ru Club1:

Glynneath RFC

Ru Year1start:

≤1933

Ru Year1end:

≤33

Ru Club2:

Neath RFC

Ru Year2start:

≤1933

Ru Year2end:

≥34

Club1:

Huddersfield

Year1start:

≤1936

Year1end:

≥36

Teama:

Wales

Yearastart:

1936

Appearancesa:

New:

yes

Retired:

yes

Updated:

10 May 2012

Source:

^[1]

Module:

Embed:	yes
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Serviceyears:	-1941
Rank:	Stoker Second Class
Servicenumber:	P/KX 108911^[2]
Battles:	Second World War Atlantic War Operation Rheinübung

David Morgan Evans (21 April 1911 – 24 May 1941) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Glynneath RFC and Neath RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a .^[1]

Background

David Evans was born in Glynneath, Wales, he joined the Royal Navy as a stoker 2nd Class during World War II, and died aged 30 in the Denmark Strait, between Iceland and Greenland, when HMS Hood was sunk in the Battle of the Denmark Strait by the German battleship Bismarck on Saturday 24 May 1941.^[3]

Playing career

International honours

David Evans had an unsuccessful trial for Wales (RU), but won caps for Wales (RL) while at Huddersfield in the 3–2 victory over England at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd, on Saturday 7 November, and in the 9–3 victory over France at Stade de Paris on Sunday 6 December 1936.^[4]

County Cup Final appearances

David Evans played at in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.

External links

(archived by web.archive.org) Neath Rugby Remembers
Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24 May 1941
(archived by web.archive.org) Neath RFC Remembers - First World War
(archived by web.archive.org) Neath Rugby Remembers

Notes and References

Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
Web site: In Remembrance of DAVID MORGAN EVANS . 13 November 2019 . HMS Hood Association.
Web site: Neath Rugby Remembers. neathrugby.co.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. 21 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130421011618/http://www.neathrugby.co.uk/NewsArticle.aspx?n=11190. dead.
Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.