Brian Bevan, nicknamed the Wing Wizard, was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, born on 24 January 1924 and died on 3 June 1991, who played on the wing in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington, and is the record try scorer in the history of the Rugby League European Championship. He is the only player ever inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and the British Rugby League Hall of Fame. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century, the only player chosen who had never represented Australia in a Test match.
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professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s
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scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington
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