rl_position ru_nationalyears ru_nationalcaps height rl_proclubs relatives rl_clubyears name article_title nickname ru_nationalpoints image ru_position birth_name ru_amateuryears
halfback 1890-1899 5 5ft . 7ins . broughton broughton david james -lrb- brother -rrb- 1892-1896 1899 - ? evan james evan james -lrb- rugby -rrb-
 curly headed marmoset -lrb- 0 -rrb- evan james , rugby player.jpg half-back evan james 1889-1892
evan james -lrb- rugby -rrb-

evan james -lrb- 1869 - 18 august 1901 -rrb- was a welsh rugby half back who played club rugby for swansea under the rugby union code , and professional rugby league for broughton rangers .
while playing with swansea , james was paired with his brother , david james and together they were nicknamed the ` swansea gems ' and the ` curly haired marmosets ' .
the brothers were the centre of a controversial move to the league game in 1892 and switched codes twice in their careers .
