Ian Evans
Wales
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Full name Ian Richard Evans
Born October 4, 1984, Johannesburg
Current age 39 years 176 days
Major teams Bristol Bears, British and Irish Lions, Leinster, Ospreys, Welsh Possibles, Wales
Position Lock
Height 6 ft 8 in
Weight 255 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2006-2014 33 27 6 5 1 0 0 0 17 15 1 53.03
Five/Six Nations 2008-2013 14 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 92.85
IRB Rugby World Cup 2007-2007 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50

Career statistics
Test debut Argentina v Wales at Puerto Madryn, Jun 11, 2006 match details
Last Test South Africa v Wales at Durban, Jun 14, 2014 match details
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English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2016-2017 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 14.28
Bristol Bears 2016-2017 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 14.28
Profile

Ian Evans began his club career with Pontypridd before joining the Ospreys in 2005. Evans won a Grand Slam with Wales Under-21 in 2005 beofre making a try-scoring debut for the full national side against Argentina in 2006. He was called up to the Wales squad for the autumn internationals in November 2006, playing against Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

A shoulder injury sustained while on regional duty with the Ospreys ruled Evans out for the second half of the 2006-07 season, and upon his return to fitness in June he was named in Gareth Jenkins' preliminary squad for the 2007 World Cup. He made the cut and made two appearances during the tournament, against Japan and Fiji. He was retained in the Welsh squad by new boss Warren Gatland for the 2008 Six Nations, making four appearances as Wales secured the Grand Slam.

Evans sustained cruciate ligament damage against the All Blacks later that year, ending his season, and he was doubly unlucky after picking up a serious chest injury on his return to playing with Swansea. He re-emerged as a regular with the Ospreys in 2010-11 and was rewarded with a first Wales cap in three years against Australia in December 2011, before a call-up for their Six Nations opener against Ireland. Evans kept his place in the squad for the next four matches and established himself as an integral part of the Grand Slam-winning side.

Injuries limited to him just a further three appearances for Wales in 2012 but he started all of their 2013 Six Nations games as Wales retained the championship and he was rewarded with a place on the British & Irish Lions' tour to Australia.

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Ian Evans joins Bristol after Toulon move collapses (Jun 23, 2014) Ian Evans slammed with 12-week ban for stamping (Jan 23, 2014) Ospreys considering Evans appeal (Jan 20, 2014) Red card could rule Ian Evans out of Six Nations (Jan 17, 2014) Leinster cruise into the quarter-finals (Jan 17, 2014) Ian Evans news and articles (37) »
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Jan 17, 2014
Ian Evans walks off after being shown a red card for stamping
Ian Evans walks off after being shown a red card for stamping
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Jan 17, 2014
Ian Evans walks off after being shown a red card for stamping
Ian Evans walks off after being shown a red card for stamping
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Jun 27, 2013
Richard Hibbard, Tommy Bowe, Richie Gray and Ian Evans prepare for a training session in Melbourne
Richard Hibbard, Tommy Bowe, Richie Gray and Ian Evans prepare for a training session in Melbourne
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Jun 25, 2013
The Lions' Ian Evans plucks a lineout from under the floodlights
The Lions' Ian Evans plucks a lineout from under the floodlights
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