Will Evans (rugby league)

Will Evans (born 4 May 2001) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Whitehaven RLFC in the Betfred Championship.

For other people named Will Evans, see Will Evans (disambiguation).
Will Evans
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Evans
Born (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001
Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Whitehaven RLFC 26 8 0 0 32
2023 Widnes Vikings 0 0 0 0 0
2024– Whitehaven RLFC 0 0 0 0 0
Total 26 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Wales 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 8 October 2023

He previously played for Widnes Vikings in the Championship.

Background

Evans was born in Australia. He is of Welsh descent.[3]

Playing career

Burleigh Bears

Evans played in 1 games for the Burleigh Bears in the 2020 Queensland Cup.[4]

Whitehaven RLFC

In the 2022 season he made 26 appearances and scored eight tries for Whitehaven.

Widnes Vikings

On 12 October 2022 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal with the Widnes Vikings.[4]

Whitehaven RLFC (rejoin)

On 4 Oct 2023 it was reported that he had rejoined Whitehaven RLFC on a 2-year deal.[5]

International career

Evans played for Wales at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[6][7]

He made his full international debut in June 2022 against France at the Stadium Municipal d'Albi in Albi.[8]

In 2022 Evans was named in the Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[9]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Player Summary: Will Evans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. Zero Tackle profile
  4. "Will Evans makes Vikings switch". Widnes Vikings. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. "Will Evans signs two year deal with Whitehaven Rugby League". Whitehaven News. 4 Oct 2023. Retrieved 8 Oct 2023.
  6. "23-man squad revealed for 9s World Cup". Wales Rugby League. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. France 34-10 Wales: Rusty Wales given French lesson
  9. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
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