Evan Williams (rugby)
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Personal information
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| Born | 18 June 1906 Port Talbot, Wales |
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| Died | 18 November 1976 (aged 70) Leeds, England |
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: scrum.com
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Evan Williams (18 June 1906 — 18 November 1976 (aged 70)), born in Port Talbot, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales and at club level for Aberavon RFC as a Centre as number 12 or 13 and played club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, as number 3 or 4, 6, or 7, He died in Leeds.
Evan Williams won caps for Wales (RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1925 against England, Scotland, and France. Evans won his first cap aged 18 which at the time made him the second youngest player to represent Wales after Norman Biggs in 1888.
Evan Williams played centre as number 3 in Leeds' 2-8 defeat by Hunslet in the Championship Final during the 1937–38 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.
Evan Williams played in Leeds' 11-8 victory over Swinton in the 1932 Challenge Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 April 1932 , and played, and scored 3-conversions in the 18-2 victory over Warrington in the 1936 Challenge Cup Final during the 1935–36 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 18 April 1936.
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