Ben Evans (rugby league)
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| Born | 30 October 1992 Bridgend, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Evans (born 30 October 1992) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays for the London Broncos in the Championship. He primarily plays as a prop.[1][2]
He has played for the Warrington Wolves, and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League.
Background
Evans was born in Bridgend, Wales.
He is the twin brother of the Leigh Centurions centre Rhys Evans.
Warrington
Ben signed for Warrington alongside his twin brother Rhys Evans, and progressed through the youth system, appearing for the first-team in several pre-season friendlies but never in a competitive match.
2014 Evans featured in Round 1 (St. Helens) to Round 5 (Salford). He then featured in Round 7 (Huddersfield) and then in Round 9 (Widnes) to Round 17 (Salford). Evans featured in Round 4 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to the Quarter Final (Bradford Bulls) in the Challenge Cup. He scored against Hull F.C. (1 try) and Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try).
2015 He featured in Round 2 (Hull F.C.) and then in Round 4 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 6 (St. Helens).
Bradford
In 2013 he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Ben signed a 1-year loan deal with Bradford before pre-season started in time for the 2013 season. However, his début was delayed as a hip injury ruled him out for the start of the season. He left at the end of the season to return to his parent club Warrington where he has played this season repeatedly and scored 1 try.[3]
London
In 2016, Evans found himselves at the bottom of the pecking order at Warrington not playing a Super League game all season. He played 3 games on loan to Leigh Centurions, and also on loan for 2 games for Rochdale Hornets.
On 16 October 2016, Evans signed for the London Broncos for the 2017 season.[4]
International career
Having represented Wales at youth level, in 2012 Ben was called up by the senior squad to play in the 2012 Autumn International Series. He made his international début in a 20-6 loss to France, and made a further appearance against England that year. He made his international début before making a first-team appearance at club level.
He was selected in Wales 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. He featured in the 32-16 loss to Italy and in the 16-24 loss to the United States. He scored against Italy (1 try).
Statistics
| Season | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2013 Bradford | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 Warrington | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 Warrington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
References
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". Loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls prop Ben Evans to miss start of the season". bbc.co.uk. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "London Broncos Rugby League : London sign Warrington's Ben Evans". londonbroncosrl.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
External links
- London Broncos profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) 2012 Bradford Bulls profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) 2014 Profile at warringtonwolves.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com