Bryn Evans (rugby union, born 1984)

Bryn Evans (born 28 October 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player for Hawkes Bay.

For the Welsh rugby union player, see Bryn Evans (rugby union, born 1902).
For other people with the same name, see Bryn Evans.

Bryn Evans
Birth nameBryn Robert Evans
Date of birth (1984-10-28) 28 October 1984
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
SchoolNapier Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
All Black No. 1090
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2011
2008
2009–2011
2011–2014
2014–2015
2015–2020		 Hawke's Bay
Blues
Hurricanes
London Irish
Biarritz Olympique
Sale Sharks
Hawkes Bay		 77
3
25
74
20
102		 (50)
(0)
(0)
(25)
(5)
(55)
Correct as of 5 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 New Zealand 2 (0)
Correct as of 21 July 2018

Club career

Evans was born in Hastings and attended high school in Napier. He was accepted into the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 2005. The following year, he made his provincial debut for Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup.[1]

In 2008, Evans signed with the Blues in the Super 14. For the 2009 season, he switched to the Wellington-based Hurricanes.

Evans joined English club London Irish in 2011 on a two-year contract. The All Black second row was one of numerous international players to join the club in 2011.[2] On 10 June 2014, Evans joined French club Biarritz Olympique in the Pro D2 league.[3]

On 21 May 2015, Evans returned to England to sign for Sale Sharks on a two-year contract.[4] He left Sale at the end of his contract on 30 June 2020.[5]

On January 3 2020, he was named in the English Premiership team of the decade, following successful spells at London Irish and Sale.[6]

International career

Evans earned his first startup for the All Blacks in 2009, making his debut against France in June.[1] He played two tests against France, before a back injury forced him to pull out for the rest of the international mid-year season, as well as the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup.[7]

References
  1. All Blacks statistics: Bryn Evans. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  2. "London Irish sign former All-Black lock Bryn Evans". London Irish. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012.<?ref>
  3. "Former All-Black lock Bryn Evans joins Biarritz Olympique". Get Reading. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. "Sale Sharks sign former All-Black second-row Bryn Evans from Biarritz Olympique". BBC Sport. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. "Sale Sharks 2019/20 Season - Squad Confirmation". Sale Sharks. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. https://www.facebook.com/hbmagpies/posts/bryn-evans-returns-to-the-bayone-of-hawkes-bay-rugbys-favourite-sons-is-returnin/4524005154306857/
  7. ONE Sport (12 August 2009). "All Black lock needs back surgery". TVNZ. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
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