Will Evans (rugby union)
| Full name | William Giles Evans | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | Leicester Tigers | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2016– | Leicester Tigers | 14 | 10 |
| correct as of 27 November 2016. | |||
Will Evans (born January 28, 1997, in Norwich, England)[2] is an English rugby union flanker who currently plays for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership. He made his Tigers debut against Gloucester at the age of 19 years and 64 days old becoming 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.
International career
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]
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.
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