Wynne Evans (rugby union)
Welsh rugby union player
Thomas Wynne Evans (13 August 1926 — 8 May 1987) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
A scrum-half from Llandybie, Evans played his rugby for Llanelli through the 1950s and captained the club in the 1956/1957 season. He won his solitary Wales cap as 31-year old against Australia at Cardiff Arms Park in 1958, partnering Llanelli teammate Carwyn James at half-back. Wales were victorious 9–3.
Evans became landlord of the Golden Grove Hotel in Llandybie and died at the age of 60 in 1987.
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