It was while representing Llanelli that Evans was first selected to play for Wales, in the second game of the 1896 Home Nations Championship.
Evans came into a pack along with four other new caps, a reaction by the Welsh selectors to the terrible defeat by England in the previous game.
The initial decision worked, with Wales winning 6-0 against Scotland at the Cardiff Arms Park.
This time the new forward strategy was not successful with the Irish kick-and-rush tactics, and Wales lost 4-8.
It is recorded that Evans eventually switched codes, to professional rugby league[5] joining Swinton RLFC in October 1897, as a forward.