Bryn Evans (New Zealand rugby union player)

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For the Welsh rugby union player, see Bryn Evans (Welsh rugby union player).

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For other people of the same name, see Bryn Evans.
Bryn Evans
Full name Bryn Evans
Date of birth (1984-10-28) 28 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Hastings, New Zealand
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Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School Napier Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
New Zealand No. 1090
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011–2014
2014-2015
2015–		 London Irish
Biarritz Olympique
Sale Sharks		 74 (25)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003–11 Hawke's Bay 53 (25)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008
2009-2011		 Blues
Hurricanes		 3
25		 (0)
(0)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009 New Zealand 2 (0)

Bryn Evans (born 28 October 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership.

Club career

Evans was born in Hastings and attended high school in Napier. He was accepted into the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 2005. The following year, he made his provincial debut for Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup.[1]

In 2008, Evans signed with the Blues, based in Auckland, in the Super 14. For the 2009 season, he switched to the Wellington-based Hurricanes.

Evans joined English club London Irish in 2011 on a two-year contract. The All Black second row was one of numerous international players to join the club in 2011.[2] On 10 June 2014, Evans joined French club Biarritz Olympique in the Pro D2 league.[3]

On 21 May 2015, Evans returned to England to sign for Sale Sharks on a two-year contract.[4]

International career

Evans earned his first startup for the All Blacks in 2009, making his debut against France in June.[1] He played two tests against France, before a back injury left him forced him to pull out for the rest of the international mid-year season, as well as the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All Blacks statistics: Bryn Evans. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.
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External links

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