Brian Bevan

Rosenfeld holds the top two most tries in a season with 78 in 1911–12 and 80 in 1913–14.

Brian Eyrl Bevan (24 January 1924 – 3 June 1991), also known by the nickname of "Wing Wizard", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and British Rugby League Hall of Fame.

An Other Nationalities representative and the record try scorer in the history of the Rugby League European Championship, Bevan scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington.

Brian Eyrl Bevan was born in Sydney on 24 January 1924.

When the Second World War had begun in 1939 he had decided to join the Royal Australian Navy, which restricted his appearances for the club.

Bevan never scored a try for Easts but would go on to break try scoring records in English club football.

Brian's brother, Owen 'Ozzy' Bevan played for Sydney club the St George Dragons as well as Warrington.

The son of former Eastern Suburbs' player Rick Bevan, Brian Bevan began his career playing for Easts in 1942.

He made 8 appearances for the club.

Bevan arrived on board HMAS Australia in Britain in 1946, and all he had with him was a letter of recommendation which was written by former Eastern Suburbs Test winger Bill Shankland.

Bevan requested a trial with Leeds, which was a suggestion from Shankland, but the club decided against signing him partially due to his frail looking appearance.

Shankland also recommended he try Hunslet if Leeds refused to sign him, but once again he was turned down.

He then decided to try his luck with the Warrington club.

Warrington decided to give him an 'A' team trial in November in which he scored a try.

The club were impressed with his first performance and decided to play him in the first team a week later.

The club then decided to sign him on a permanent basis on a £300 contract.

He then returned home to Australia for several months in order to complete his Navy service, before returning to Warrington.

In 1946–47, his first season, Bevan scored 48 tries for the club – 14 tries more than any other player in the league.

On five occasions Brian Bevan would be the top try scorer in Britain.

Bevan was the 1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season's top try scorer and also played for Warrington in their Championship final victory.

Bevan scored a try in Warrington's 8–14 defeat by Wigan in the 1948–49 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948,

Brian Bevan played, i.e. number 2, in Warrington's 19–0 victory over Widnes in the 1949–50 Challenge Cup Final during the 1949–50 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 6 May 1950 in front of a crowd of 94,249.

Within four years at the Warrington club Bevan had surpassed the club's try scoring record of 215 set by Jack Fish over thirteen seasons.

He played in Warrington's 5–28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950–51 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.

He was the 1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season's top try scorer.

Bevan played for the British Empire XIII against New Zealand on Wednesday 23 January 1952 at Stamford Bridge in London.

Bevan was the 1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season's top try scorer.

His best season for try scoring feats was in 1952–53 when he amassed a total of 72 tries.

Only Albert Rosenfeld has scored more tries in a single season in Britain.

He was the top try scorer of the 1953–54 Northern Rugby Football League season and also became the highest try scorer in the game's history when he passed the 446 tries mark set by Alf Ellaby.

Bevan played in the 8–4 victory over Halifax in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup Final replay at Odsal, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.

Bevan helped Warrington win the 1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season's Championship.

He scored a try in Warrington's 5–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959–60 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 31 October 1959.

In 1961 Bevan returned to Australia to play for an Eastern Suburbs seven-a-side competition for Keith Holman's testimonial.

Bevan played his last game for Warrington on Easter Monday, 1962.

In his career in Britain, Bevan scored a hat-trick of tries or more in a single game 100 times.

Twice he scored seven tries in a game for Warrington, which is still a club record.

During his sixteen-year career with Warrington he helped the club win the Challenge Cup twice, three RL Championships, a Lancashire Cup and six Lancashire League titles.

In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, he was named on the wing of Australia's Team of the Century (1908–2007).

Bevan was the only player chosen in the team who had never represented Australia in a test match.