Vincent Bevan

Vincent David Bevan
Vincent Bevan in 1953
Birth nameVincent David Bevan
Date of birth(1921-12-24)24 December 1921
Place of birthŌtaki, New Zealand
Date of death26 May 1996(1996-05-26) (aged 74)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
SchoolOtaki Convent School
Notable relative(s)Henry Bevan (uncle) Moray Bevan (half-brother)
Keith Davis (cousin)
Tamati Ellison (grandson)
Jacob Ellison (grandson)
Occupation(s)Café owner, carpenter, milk vendor[1] and taxi proprietor[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1943–54 Wellington 75[3]: 150  (32[4][3])
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–54 New Zealand 25[5] (3[5])

Vincent David Bevan (24 December 1921 – 26 May 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

  1. ^ Ogilvie, D. (30 May 1996). "Ancestry cost him All Black tour". Evening Post. p. 9.
  2. ^ Registrar of Electors, Porirua electoral district composite roll. Porirua, 1981, p. 7.
  3. ^ a b Wellington Rugby History. 1951–1979. (Part II – The Completion of 100 Years). Wellington: Wellington Rugby Football Union. 1979.
  4. ^ Swan & Jackson 1952.
  5. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Vince Bevan". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 29 May 2014.