Non Evans

Non Evans MBE (born 20 June 1974[1])[2] is a Welsh sportswoman who has competed internationally in four different sports, rugby union, judo, weightlifting and freestyle wrestling.[3]

Non Evans
Date of birth (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (9 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Fullback
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2010 Wales 87 (489)

Rugby
Evans attempting a tackle against Australia in 2010

Evans made her debut for Wales against Scotland in 1996 and has played 84 times for her country up to the start of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup (87 caps following World Cup). She is Wales and the World all-time leading points scorer.

She announced her retirement from International Rugby in December 2010. She scored a record 64 International tries for Wales which is a World record for Men & Women's rugby.

Judo

She won silver medal at both the 1992 and 1996 Commonwealth Judo Championships and competed for Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Weightlifting

Evans finished 9th in the under 63 kg class at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she became the first woman to compete in two sports at the same Games.

Wrestling

In 2010, she placed 2nd in the under-59 kg class at the British Championships and earned selection for the Welsh team for 2010 Commonwealth Games. She became the first woman to compete in three sports at the Commonwealth Games.[4]

In 2012, Evans was a BBC commentator at the London Olympic weightlifting and wrestling events.

Television appearances

Gladiators (1997)

In 1997 Evans competed in the sixth series of Gladiators but was defeated in the first round. Despite going into the Eliminator with a head start, Evans was judged to have not touched the yellow portion of the see-saw obstacle, and therefore had to restart. She then fell on the Travelator, and lost to her opponent. Evans was unhappy with the result, and requested a video replay, which confirmed that referee John Anderson had made the correct decision.[5]

Chwaraeon/Sport 2000

In 2000, Evans appeared nude with a sexy massage for S4C's Chwaraeon/Sport 2000 promotional video.

Personal life

Evans came out as a lesbian via a Twitter post in July 2020.[6]

Honours

Evans was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to sport, and was the first ever female rugby player to receive the award.[7]

References
  2. Western Mail 29 June 2014 Non Evans comes clean - 40 and proud of it!
  3. "BBC Sport - Wrestling - Non Evans wants Commonwealth Games wrestling spot". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. Lloyd, Matt (17 July 2010). "Non Evans makes Commonwealth Games history". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "Non Evans". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. @NonEvans (14 July 2020). "Please don't judge me I am Gay. Sorry taken me 30 years to say that x" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 16.
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