Born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire; Evans was a Police Sergeant by occupation,[2] and was described as being 'as strong as an ox' and 'unusually fleet of foot'.
[4] Before his first international cap, Evans had switched from his local club side to Llanelli, the premier team from the west of Wales.
Wales had won the previous years Championship, and with victories already established over England and Scotland, a win against Ireland in the last encounter would give the country back-to-back Triple Crown seasons.
Three changes were made to the team for the trip to Belfast, all in the forward positions and all three new caps; Evans and two Cardiff players, Dai Westacott and Jack Powell.
Although records state that Evans was not given the captaincy of Llanelli until the next season,[4] he was given the honour of captaining the team for the game against the Australians.
Evans not only led his team that day, but also scored the winning try; and was reported to have crossed the line with three Wallabies clinging on to him in a bid to bring him down.
[3] Almost two months later Evans was part of the Wales squad to face the same touring Australians, joined in the pack by fellow Llanelli team-mate James Watts.