George Evans joined St. George in 1961 after playing in local rugby union teams as a younger man. He became the first grade half-back at the St. George club when
Bob Bugden joined
Parramatta in 1962. He retained his position and went on to win four premierships with St. George in
1962,
1963,
1964 and
1965. He lost his permanent position in the first grade line up when
Billy Smith became the starting half-back in 1966. He stayed at the club until 1968 before retiring to captain-coach the
Corrimal club. George Evans died at
Corrimal, New South Wales on 25 December 2015, 34 days short of his 75th birthday. In an opinion piece posted on 20 July 2022 in
The Sydney Morning Herald by former Saints coach
Roy Masters, George Evans is considered to be one of the top 100 greatest St. George players. ==References==