Jarrod Evans
Birth nameJarrod Evans
Date of birth (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthPontypridd, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
SchoolPontypridd High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly Half
Current team Harlequins Rugby
Youth career
Pontyclun RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2015 Pontypridd RFC 15 (120)
2015–2023 Cardiff Rugby 130 (750)
2023- Harlequins Rugby 8 (36)
Correct as of 6 December 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Wales U20 12 (61)
2018– Wales 9 (13)
Correct as of 6 December 2023

Jarrod Evans (born 25 July 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Harlequins Rugby.[1] He has also represented Wales and Wales U20s.

Club career

Evans played youth rugby for Pontyclun RFC, and made his debut for Pontypridd RFC at age 17.[2]

Evans made his debut for Cardiff in 2015, having previously played for their academy.[3]

In 2018, Evans won the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup with Cardiff, scoring 13 points in the final against Gloucester.[4]

On 29 January 2022, Evans kicked a last minute long range penalty against Leinster, propelling Cardiff to their first win over the Irish team since 2011.[5]

International career

In October 2018, Evans was called up to the senior Wales squad for the Autumn internationals.[6]

Evans made his debut for Wales coming off the bench for the final few minutes against Scotland in 2018 for the opening game of their November series.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Squad Cardiff Rugby". Cardiff Rugby.
  2. ^ "Evans, Jarrod". Pontypridd-RFC. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ^ http://www.ponty.net/hall-of-fame/evans-jarrod/
  4. ^ https://all.rugby/match/10108/challenge-cup-2017-2018/cardiff-gloucester
  5. ^ James, Ben (29 January 2022). "Last-gasp Jarrod Evans penalty seals dramatic win over champions". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Wales call up Jarrod Evans while Bradley Davies is ruled out". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "George North, Jonathan Davies lead Wales to scrappy win over Scotland". ESPN. 3 November 2018. Gatland handed a debut to flyhalf Jarrod Evans for the final minutes