Will Evans (rugby union)
William Giles Evans (born 28 January 1997 in Norwich, England)[2] is an English rugby union openside flanker who plays for Harlequins in Premiership Rugby. He previously played for Leicester Tigers, he made his Tigers debut against Gloucester having graduated from the Academy.
| Birth name | William Giles Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Evans made his Tigers debut on 2 April 2016 against Gloucester at Welford Road; at the age of 19 years and 64 days old he became the second youngest forward to play for Leicester in the Premiership.[3]
He was selected for England Under 20s in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship which England won and was named in tournament's "Dream Team".[4] He was also the only Under 20s player to make the Sky Sports 28/06/16 Team of the Week.
Evans received his first call up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones on 1 August 2016 for a pre-season training squad.[5]
On his 20th birthday, he scored a try in the 27-20 win over Northampton Saints in which Tigers qualified for the semifinals of the 2016-17 Anglo-Welsh Cup.[6] however he injured himself in the process and didn't return until 9 April, when he played for the A-side against Worcester.[7]
Evans was selected for the England U20s team for 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[8]
References
- "Will Evans". RFU. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Will Evans". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Leicester Tigers NEWS: Debut boy Will Evans loved the day he 'never thought would happen'". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Four Irish players named in the U20 Team of the Championship". newstalk.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "England squad: Nathan Hughes in, Danny Cipriani and Chris Ashton out". BBC Sport. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Leicester Tigers". leicestertigers.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "'A' League team news for Sunday afternoon" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 9 April 2017.
- "England U20 squad named for title defence". World Rugby. 21 April 2017.