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IEUAN EVANS SIGNED PLASTER CAST
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He is one of Wales' greatest players, the Llanelli wizard on the wing Ieuan Evans. We have a plaster cast donated by Ieuan to the 1994 'Children in Need appeal' and sold at a dinner auction in Cardiff - The cast has been signed by the Wales team that faced South Africa in 1994. 

We asked this question "We know that Ieuan was dogged with shoulder injuries throughout the early part of his career but have no information or photos on this injury." 

Over to you......................

 

 Thanks to Neil O'Brien from Cardiff who can remember Ieuan breaking and badly dislocating his ankle in a Cardiff v Llanelli match at the Arms Park on the 1st October 1994. 

    
  Also a very big thank you to Paul Shanks for supplying the following info................................

I believe that the cast may have been as a result of the infamous dislocated ankle Ieuan received playing against Cardiff on 1 October 1994.  I recall seeing it on the TV the ankle was facing the wrong way!!
 
Extract from the Independent on 12 October 1994:
 
"The Welsh selectors will have to find a new right wing and captain when they sit down tonight to pick a team to face Italy on 12 October, following the horrific injury to Ieuan Evans at Cardiff Arms Park.
Evans dislocated his left ankle and fractured his fibula after running into a barrage of Cardiff defenders, and had to undergo an operation at Cardiff Royal Infirmary to have a metal plate screwed into his ankle.
It means the man who last month broke the Welsh try record with his 21st touchdown in the 16-9 win over Romania
*******will be in plaster for six weeks****** and out of action for at least three. "
 
Extract from the Independent 2 October 1994:
 
"WALES were dealt another serious blow to their preparations for rugby union's Five Nations' Championship and next year's World Cup when their right wing and captain, Ieuan Evans, sustained a fractured fibula in his left leg in Llanelli's Heineken League fixture at Cardiff, which they lost 28-8. Evans was brought down in the 25th minute of the game while embarking on a counter-attack out of defence and the dislocation of his ankle was clear to see from the stand.
Last night, Evans had an hour-long operation at Cardiff Royal Infirmary to have a plate screwed into his ankle".
 
Evans received credit from Danny Cipriani (right ankle) after he suffered a similar fate in May 2008 - Ieuan made a number of supportive phone calls, offering words of advice and encouragement.
 
Children in Need was held on 25 November 1994........................

I think Neil and Paul are absolutely spot on with the date of the injury, 1st of October, The timing is right for the plaster, the 6 weeks would end in mid November. Children in Need was on the 25th, yet the match against South Africa was played on the 26th. I think it is unlikely that Ieuan would have had the cast signed at the post match dinner because there are no South Africans on the cast. Possibly it was signed at a pre-match get together or a squad session in the week leading up to the match. Our next task is to check the autographs on the cast against the Welsh team for the South African match to make sure they match up. 

 

Help ! We would like more information - we are searching for:-

A photo of Ieuan Evans with his leg broken or in the cast ?

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