David "Dai" Royston "Roy" Bevan (2 January 1928 â 12 April 2008) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Oldham RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Wigan, and Halifax, as a .
Bevan won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan 1953 2-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1952 against Australia.
Bevan also represented Great Britain while at Wigan/Halifax between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).
Bevan played for Wigan during the 1951âÂÂ52 season, but not in Wigan's 13âÂÂ6 victory over Dewsbury in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1951âÂÂ52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952.
Bevan played on the in Halifax's 4âÂÂ4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953âÂÂ54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played on the in the 4âÂÂ8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953âÂÂ54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.
Bevan made his début for Wigan on Wednesday 2 April 1952, he played his last game for Wigan on Saturday 10 October 1953, he was transferred from Wigan to Halifax, and he played his last game for Halifax during 1956.
Following his retirement from rugby league, Dai Bevan lived in Middleton near Rochdale, and became a teacher at Moorclose School (now named Middleton Technical School), he died on 12 April 2008, aged 80, in Heywood near Rochdale. The funeral was on Monday 21 April 2008 at Rochdale Crematorium.