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{{Infobox Rugby biography |
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| name = Nick Evans |
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| birthname = Nicholas John Evans |
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| nickname = Snapper |
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| date of birth = |
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| birthyear = 1980 |
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| birthmonth = 08 |
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| birthday = 14 |
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| placeofbirth = [[North Shore, New Zealand|North Shore City]] |
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| allblackno = 1039 |
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| allblackid = 1038 |
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| height = {{height|m=1.80}} |
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| weight = {{convert|84|kg|st|abbr=on}} |
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| ru_position ={{First five-eighth|capital=yes}}, {{Fullback|capital=yes}} |
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| ru_currentclub = |
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| ru_nationalyears = 2004–present |
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| ru_nationalteam = {{flagicon|NZ}} [[All Blacks|New Zealand]] |
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| ru_nationalcaps = 15 |
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| ru_nationalpoints = (103) |
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| ru_ntupdate = [[30 September]] 2007 |
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| super14 = {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Auckland Blues|Blues]]<br> {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Highlanders (rugby)|Highlanders]] |
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| super14caps = 12<br> 23 |
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| super14points = (150) <br> (90) |
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| super14years = 2008 <br> 2004-2007 |
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| super14update = 25 May 2008 |
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| ru_province = {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]]<br>{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Otago Rugby Football Union|Otago]] <br>{{flagicon|NZ}} [[North Harbour Rugby Union|North Harbour]] |
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| ru_provinceyears = 2008–<br>2005–2007 <br>2001–2004 |
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| ru_provincecaps = <br>26 <br>35 |
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| ru_provincepoints = - <br>(391) <br>? |
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| ru_provinceupdate = [[16 September]] 2007 |
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| other = yes |
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| occupation = Professional rugby union footballer |
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| school = [[Westlake Boys' High School]] |
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| URL = |
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}} |
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{{otherpeople|Nick Evans}} |
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'''Nicholas John "Nick" Evans''' (born [[14 August]] [[1980]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]) is a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby union]] footballer. He plays {{First five-eighth}} and {{Fullback}}. He is widely recognised as the second choice first-five behind the mercurial [[Daniel Carter (rugby player)|Daniel Carter]] of the [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]]. Evans was born on the North Shore, New Zealand, and attended [[Westlake Boys High School]], where he played first five-eighths for his school's First XV. |
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Interests: Clarinet, Saxaphone, Dancing the night Away. |
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He will join [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]] for the start of the 2008-2009 [[Guinness Premiership]] season.<ref name="Quins sign Nick Evans">{{cite web|url=http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=39020&newstype=n&matchid=&Refid=|title=Quins sign Nick Evans|publisher=Quins|date=2008-05-05|accessdate=2008-05-05}}</ref> |
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Seeks Woman between the ages of 13 and 18. |
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==Early life== |
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Evans played both rugby union and [[Australian rules football]] at the school. |
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Interested? Give him a call on: 0800 00 1066 |
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Evans graduated to the NZ under-21 and senior Austalian Rules Football sides, competed against Australian state teams and was offered a trial with the [[Sydney Swans]].[http://www.nzafl.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=26] |
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Although he has grown since, he was at the time considered short for professional Aussie Rules at 176cm. He later decided to commit to rugby union and played for the [[Highlanders (rugby)|Highlanders]] in the [[Super 14]] and for [[Otago Rugby Football Union|Otago]] in the [[National Provincial Championship]] recently. However on [[25 May]] 2007 Evans announced he would not be re-signing with the [[Otago Rugby Football Union]] and would either sign for a Union closer to his family on the North Shore, or become one of many New Zealand rugby players heading overseas if he did not make the All Blacks World Cup squad. He decided to move closer to his family. |
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==Career== |
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Evans has wonderful handling and passing skills, a prodigious right boot, explosive acceleration and excellent vision, characteristics which have caused many commentators to claim that he is possibly the second best flyhalf in the world at the moment (implying he would star in any other international team). However, 2005's [[IRB International Player of the Year]] Daniel Carter is currently ahead of him in the pecking order. |
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After impressing in both provincial and Super rugby, Nick Evans made his [[All Blacks]] debut aged 23 against [[England national rugby union team|England]] in 2004. In his last game against Wales when he came on as a replacement for Carter, he broke the line with his first touch (off first phase, a very rare occurrence at international level) to set up [[Sitiveni Sivivatu]] for an easy try underneath the posts. |
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Evans was selected in the 30 man New Zealand Squad at the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]]. He started at first five-eighth against Portugal in a game which New Zealand won 108–13, and in the process accumulated 33 points via 14 conversions and a try. He played in the game against Scotland, having been summoned from the bench to play at fullback and looked very handy. He was rewarded with a further start at fullback against Romania and scored 17 points through a try and six conversions. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{All Blacks|1038|name=Nick Evans}} |
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*[http://www.theblues.co.nz/player/profile.html?playerid=6673272 Blues profile] |
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{{Harlequin F.C. squad}} |
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{{All Blacks Squad 2007 World Cup}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Nick}} |
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[[Category:1980 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:All Blacks]] |
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[[Category:New Zealand rugby union footballers]] |
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[[Category:Blues rugby union footballers]] |
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[[Category:Highlanders rugby union footballers]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union fly-halves]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union fullbacks]] |
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Revision as of 10:15, 27 November 2008
Nick Evans (lonely heart)
Interests: Clarinet, Saxaphone, Dancing the night Away.
Seeks Woman between the ages of 13 and 18.
Interested? Give him a call on: 0800 00 1066