Steff Evans
{{Short description|Welsh rugby player (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Steffan Evans
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Steffan R Evans
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|9|1}}
| birth_place = Llanelli, Wales
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| weight = {{convert|82|kg|stlb}}
| ru_currentteam = Scarlets
| amatyears1 = 2012–2016
| amatteam1 = Llanelli
| amatapps1 = 28
| amatpoints1 = 76
| ru_amupdate = 19 January 2017
| years1 = 2014–
| clubs1 = Scarlets
| apps1 = 170
| points1 = 351
| ru_clubupdate = 9 December 2023
| repyears1 =
| repyears2 = 2014
| repyears3 = 2017–
| repteam1 = Wales U18
| repteam2 = Wales U20
| repteam3 = Wales
| repcaps1 =
| repcaps2 = 1
| repcaps3 = 12
| reppoints1 =
| reppoints2 = 0
| reppoints3 = 30
| ru_ntupdate = 17 November 2018
| repsevensyears1 = 2016
| repsevensteam1 = Wales 7's
| repsevenscomp1 = 1
| ru_sevensupdate =
| coachteams1 =
| coachyears1 =
| ru_coachupdate =
| school = Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade
}}
Steffan Evans (born 1 September 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Scarlets regional team as a fullback and winger, although he has played at centre for Llanelli too.{{cite web|url=http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/teams/first-team-Players.php?PlayId=97368|title=1st Team Players|work=scarlets.co.uk}} He studied in Ysgol Gyfun y Strade, he is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Evans made his debut for the Scarlets regional team in 2014 having previously played for the Scarlets academy.
Evans finished as the 2016-2017 Pro12 season's highest try scorer with 11 tries.
International
Evans made his only appearance for the Wales U20s in a 10-16 defeat to France in 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/29695.php|title=Wales U20 suffer first defeat|work=Welsh Rugby Union}}
After impressive form in the first half of the 2016-17 season, Evans earned a call-up to the Welsh squad for the 2017 Six Nations.{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/37884.php#.WIC1c_mLRPY|title=Wales name seven uncapped players|work=Welsh Rugby Union}} In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39857796 Wales squad June 2017]
During Wales' summer tour Evans scored two tries against Samoa.
= International tries =
class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| rowspan=2|{{ru|SAM}} | rowspan=2|Apia, Samoa | rowspan=2|Apia Park | rowspan=2|2017 Summer Internationals | rowspan=2|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|June|23}} | rowspan=2|Win | ||||||
2 | ||||||
3 | {{ru|AUS}} | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2017 Autumn Internationals | {{dts|format=dmy|2017|November|11}} | Loss |
4 | {{ru|SCO}} | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2018 Six Nations | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|February|3}} | Win |
5 | {{ru|IRE}} | Dublin, Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 2018 Six Nations | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|February|24}} | Loss |
6 | {{ru|TON}} | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2018 Autumn Internationals | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|November|17}} | Win |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/teams/first-team-Players.php?PlayId=97368 Scarlets Player Profile]
{{Scarlets squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Steffan}}
Category:Welsh rugby union players
Category:Wales international rugby union players
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Rugby union players from Llanelli
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