Sid Bevan
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| Born | Thomas Sidney Bevan[1] 2 May 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 17 October 1933 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ardwyn Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Sidney "Sid" Bevan (2 May 1877 – 17 October 1933)[3] was a Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales and the British Lions. Bevan played club rugby for Swansea, joining the club in 1897.
Rugby career
[edit | edit source]Bevan came to note as a rugby player while representing local team Morriston RFC. In 1897 he switched to first class side, Swansea, and while playing for Swansea he was selected to play for Wales. His first and only cap was on 2 March 1904 at Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast against Ireland. In the same year Bevan was selected to represent Bedell Sivright's British Lions on their tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played in four of the tests.
During World War I, Bevan was a second lieutenant in the 6th battalion of the Welch Regiment.
International matches played
[edit | edit source]Wales[4]
British Lions
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1904, 1904, 1904
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1904
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Bibliography
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Swansea RFC player profiles [dead link]
- ^ WRU player profile [dead link]
- ^ Sid Bevan player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Smith (1980), p. 463.
- 1877 births
- 1933 deaths
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Glamorgan County RFC players
- Rugby union players from Morriston
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welch Regiment officers
- Welsh rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- Military personnel from Swansea