:Craig Evans (rugby union referee)
{{short description|Welsh rugby union referee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Rugby biography
| name = Craig Evans
| full_name = Martin Craig Evans
| image = Craig Evans ERC 2022.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Neath, Wales
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| ru_refereeyears = 2018–
| ru_refereecomps = United Rugby Championship
| ru_refereeapps = 24
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Craig Evans (born 12 October 1991 in Neath) is a Welsh rugby referee. He has been a member of Wales' professional rugby union ranks since 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.wru.wales/referee/craig-evans-2/|title=Craig Evans|work=Welsh Rugby Union|access-date=22 October 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://rugbyreferee.net/2015/06/05/wru-referees-evans-and-whitehouse-turn-professional/|title=WRU referees Evans and Whitehouse turn professional|work=Rugby Referee|date=5 June 2016|access-date=22 October 2021}}
Career
Evans, who began refereeing as a teenager, began refereeing on the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.wales/news/19273498.rugby-refs-look-olympics-cap-sevens-success/|title=Rugby refs look to Olympics to cap sevens success|work=The National|date=2 May 2021|access-date=22 October 2021}} He refereed during the 2020 Olympics, before committing to the 15-aside game full time.{{cite news|url=https://www.world.rugby/news/631125/rugby-sevens-match-officials-unveiled-for-tokyo-olympics-with-100-days-to-go|title=Rugby sevens match officials unveiled for Tokyo Olympics with 100 days to go|work=World Rugby|date=16 April 2021|access-date=22 October 2021}} He made his Pro14 refereeing debut in 2018,{{cite news|url=http://www.rugby15.co.za/george-clancy-set-for-100th-guinness-pro14-appearance/|title=George Clancy set for 100th Guinness PRO14 Appearance|work=Rugby15|date=3 April 2018|access-date=22 October 2021}} and would be awarded his first Six Nations Championship match for the match between Italy and Ireland in the 2021 Six Nations Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.exposport.co.uk/2021/02/11/referee-craig-evans-set-for-six-nations-debut/|title=Referee Craig Evans set for Six Nations debut|work=Expo Sport|date=11 February 2021|access-date=22 October 2021}} He was appointed to the Tier One select group of referees in June 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.wru.wales/2021/06/68851/|title=Evans in ‘shock’ with first Tier One appointment|work=Welsh Rugby Union|date=28 June 2021|access-date=22 October 2021}}
References
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Category:Welsh rugby union referees
Category:Sportspeople from Neath
Category:United Rugby Championship referees
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