Brian Bevan
Australian rugby league footballer
Biography
Brian Eyrl Bevan (24 January 1924 – 3 June 1991), also known by the nickname of "Wing Wizard", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He became the only player ever to be inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame. An Other Nationalities representative wing and the record try scorer in the history of the Rugby League European Championship, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908–2007). Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.
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Career highlights
Teams
- Warrington Wolves
- Blackpool Borough
- Sydney Roosters
- Other Nationalities rugby league team
Quick answers about Brian Bevan
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- Brian Bevan died on June 3, 1991 at the age of 66.
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- Brian Bevan was born on June 24, 1924.
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- Brian Bevan was born in Bondi.
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- Brian Bevan is a citizen of Australia.
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