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

| position = Wing
Fullback

| 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"
TryOpponentLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
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, WalesMillennium Stadium2017 Autumn Internationals{{dts|format=dmy|2017|November|11}}Loss
4{{ru|SCO}}Cardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2018 Six Nations{{dts|format=dmy|2018|February|3}}Win
5{{ru|IRE}}Dublin, IrelandLansdowne Road2018 Six Nations{{dts|format=dmy|2018|February|24}}Loss
6{{ru|TON}}Cardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2018 Autumn Internationals{{dts|format=dmy|2018|November|17}}Win

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