Guy Evers
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Guy Vincent Evers was an English
international rugby union
forward who played club rugby for Moseley. Evers played international rugby for the British Isles
on their 1899 tour of Australia
in 1874, the fourth son of Frank Evers and Isobel Smith. He was educated at Haileybury
. On returning from his rugby tour of Australia, Evers took up work in Amblecote
with E.J. & J. Pearson Ltd., a fireclay mines and works business. In 1902 he was made a director of the company, and remained with the company for his entire working life. In 1926 Evers applied for a British patent, on behalf of the company, for an improved kiln
.
's British Isles team to tour Australia. Evers missed the First Test against Australia
, which the tourists lost 13-3. After the defeat, Mullineux dropped himself from the Test team, and brought five new players in for the Second Test at Brisbane, Evers being one of them. After the British Isles beat the Australians in the Second Test, Evers found himself chosen for the final two Tests, both resulting in wins for the tourists.
On returning to Britain, Evers returned to club rugby at Moseley, and in 1902 he was invited to join invitational team the Barbarians
. Although representing Britain, Evers was never selected to represent his home nation of England
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
forward who played club rugby for Moseley. Evers played international rugby for the British Isles
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
on their 1899 tour of Australia
1899 British Lions tour to Australia
The 1899 British Isles tour to Australia was the fourth rugby union tour by a British Isles team and the second to Australia; though the first tour in 1888 was a private venture, making the 1899 tour the first official undertaking of Australia...
Personal history
Evers was born in StourbridgeStourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
in 1874, the fourth son of Frank Evers and Isobel Smith. He was educated at Haileybury
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
. On returning from his rugby tour of Australia, Evers took up work in Amblecote
Amblecote
Amblecote is an urban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies immediately north of the historic town of Stourbridge, extending about one and a half miles from it. As such, it is on the southwestern edge of the West Midlands urban area...
with E.J. & J. Pearson Ltd., a fireclay mines and works business. In 1902 he was made a director of the company, and remained with the company for his entire working life. In 1926 Evers applied for a British patent, on behalf of the company, for an improved kiln
Kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
.
Rugby career
Evers played club rugby mainly for Moseley, but he was also selected for a Rest of South team to face London and the Universities. In 1899, Evers was invited to join Matthew MullineuxMatthew Mullineux
Matthew Mullineux MC was an English rugby union scrum-half who, although not capped for England, was selected for two British Lions tours. He gained one cap during the 1896 tour to South Africa and captained the 1899 tour of Australia...
's British Isles team to tour Australia. Evers missed the First Test against Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
, which the tourists lost 13-3. After the defeat, Mullineux dropped himself from the Test team, and brought five new players in for the Second Test at Brisbane, Evers being one of them. After the British Isles beat the Australians in the Second Test, Evers found himself chosen for the final two Tests, both resulting in wins for the tourists.
On returning to Britain, Evers returned to club rugby at Moseley, and in 1902 he was invited to join invitational team the Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
. Although representing Britain, Evers was never selected to represent his home nation of England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
.