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For the rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Welsh League XIII, see Dai Bevan. For the association (soccer) footballer for Aston Villa, and Walsall, see David Bevan.
David Royston Bevan Personal information Full name David Royston Bevan Nickname Dai, Roy Born January→March 1928
Pontypridd district, WalesDied 12 April 2008 (aged 80)
Heywood, Greater Manchester, EnglandPlaying information Rugby union Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Oldham RUFC Rugby league Position Wing Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 10/10/1953–10/10/1953 Oldham 02/04/1952–10/10/1953 Wigan 59 45 0 0 135 10/10/1953–1956 Halifax 101 34 102 Total 160 79 0 0 237 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1953–1953 Wales 2 1952–1952 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0 Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk David "Dai" Royston "Roy" Bevan (1928 – 12 April 2008) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at club level played played rugby union (RU) for Oldham RUFC, and at representative level played played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Oldham, Wigan, and Halifax, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1]
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International honours
Dai Bevan won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan 1953 2-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1952 against Australia.[2]
Dai Bevan also represented Great Britain while at Wigan/Halifax between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[3]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Dai Bevan played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Halifax’s 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 1 May 1954, and the 4-18 defeat in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 5 May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd.
Personal life
Bevan's exact date of birth is not known, but his birth was registered in January→March of 1928 in Pontypridd district[4] Following his retirement from rugby league, Dai Bevan lived in Middleton near Rochdale, and became a teacher at Moorclose School (now named Middleton Technical School).
Death
Dai Bevan died on 12 April 2008, aged 80, in Heywood near Rochdale, just months after his brother and life-long friend, Gerald Bevan, died. The funeral was on 21 April 2008 at Rochdale Crematorium.
References
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dai_Bevan/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0954835530
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=156968466&d=bmd_1300745953. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
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Categories:- 1928 births
- 2008 deaths
- Footballers who switched code
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Halifax RLFC players
- Oldham Roughyeds players
- Oldham RUFC players
- People from Heywood, Greater Manchester
- People from Pontypridd
- Rugby league wingers
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wigan Warriors players
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