Clifford Evans (rugby league)
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Clifford "Cliff" Evans is a Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 former professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for Wales
Wales national rugby league team
The Wales national rugby league team represent Wales in international rugby league football matches. Currently the team is seventh in the RLIF World Rankings. The team were run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League, but an independent body, Wales Rugby League, now runs the team from...

, and at club level for Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...

, and Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...

.

International honours

Cliff Evans won caps for Wales
Wales national rugby league team
The Wales national rugby league team represent Wales in international rugby league football matches. Currently the team is seventh in the RLIF World Rankings. The team were run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League, but an independent body, Wales Rugby League, now runs the team from...

 while at Leeds 1936…1941 7-caps.

Les Diables Rouges

Cliff Evans was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joseph "Joe" Bradbury, Robert "Bob" Brown, Aubrey Casewell
Aubrey Casewell
John Aubrey Casewell was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Leeds....

, Patrick "Paddy" Dalton
Patrick Dalton
Patrick "Paddy" Dalton is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , or , i.e...

, Hubert "Bert" Day
Hubert Day
Hubert Day was a rugby hooker who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Salford. He was awarded five caps for Wales under union rules and was part of the Welsh side that won the 1931 Five Nations Championship...

, Clifford "Cliff" Evans, John "Jack" Feetham
John Feetham
John "Jack" Feetham is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...

, George Harris, Barney Hudson
Barney Hudson
Bernard "Barney" Hudson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5...

, Emlyn Jenkins
Emlyn Jenkins
Emlyn Jenkins is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at club level has played rugby union for Treorchy RFC and Cardiff RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, Wales, and England, and at club level for Salford,...

, Alf Middleton
Alf Middleton
Alfred "Alf" Middleton is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e...

, Samuel "Sammy" Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Leslie "Les" Pearson, Gus Risman
Gus Risman
Augustus "Gus" John F. Risman was a Welsh rugby league footballer of the 1920s through to the 1950s.A devastating three-quarter who also played at , and /, Risman was born in Cardiff, brought up in Barry where he went to Barry County School, and played rugby union in South Wales as a schoolboy...

, William "Billy" Watkins, and William "Billy" Williams

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