Jarrod Evans (born 25 July 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Harlequins Rugby.[1] He has also represented Wales and Wales U20s.

Club career

Evans played youth rugby for Pontyclun RFC, and made his debut for Pontypridd RFC at age 17.[2]

Evans made his debut for Cardiff in 2015, having previously played for their academy.[3]

In 2018, Evans won the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup with Cardiff, scoring 13 points in the final against Gloucester.[4]

On 29 January 2022, Evans kicked a last minute long range penalty against Leinster, propelling Cardiff to their first win over the Irish team since 2011.[5] Evans represented Cardiff a 126 times and scored 765 points across all competitions since his debut in 2015.[6]

In April 2023, Evans signed for Harlequins alongside Wales prop and Cardiff compatriot Dillon Lewis ahead of the following season.[7][8] In 28 October 2023, Evans kicked a last minute penalty against Bristol in the absence of first choice fly half Marcus Smith. Harlequins won the game 23-21 at Ashton Gate.[9][10]

International career

In October 2018, Evans was called up to the senior Wales squad for the Autumn internationals.[11]

Evans made his debut for Wales coming off the bench for the final few minutes against Scotland in 2018 for the opening game of their November series.[12]

Having not reached the required 25 caps for Wales, Evans' move to Harlequins has made him ineligible to play for Wales for the foreseeable future.[13] Evans has commented on this since joining Harlequins, stating, I came [to Harlequins] knowing the 25-cap rule was in place. [But] there might be something in the fact that I wasn't offered a contract, so there might be a loophole." He also mentioned, "There's nothing in my contract with Harlequins to say that I can't play for Wales, it's just down to whether they pick me. If it was an option, I'd love to play for Wales again.[14][15]

In February 2025, he was called up to the Wales senior training squad mid-way through the 2025 Six Nations by interim head coach Matt Sherratt.[16] Having last played for Wales during the 2021 Summer Tests against Argentina, he returned to the matchday squad to face Ireland.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Squad Cardiff Rugby". Cardiff Rugby.
  2. ^ "Evans, Jarrod". Pontypridd-RFC. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Evans, Jarrod".
  4. ^ "Challenge Cup - Match report Cardiff vs Gloucester, le 11/05/2018".
  5. ^ James, Ben (29 January 2022). "Last-gasp Jarrod Evans penalty seals dramatic win over champions". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Jarrod Evans Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Jarrod Evans Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "HARLEQUINS SIGN WELSH PROP DILLON LEWIS". Harlequins. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Premiership: Bristol 21-23 Harlequins - Jarrod Evans holds nerve to edge Quins to win at Bears". BBC Sport. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  10. ^ Thomas, Steffan (11 November 2023). "Wales star barred from playing for country gets rave reviews as Gatland searches for options". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Wales call up Jarrod Evans while Bradley Davies is ruled out". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  12. ^ "George North, Jonathan Davies lead Wales to scrappy win over Scotland". ESPN. 3 November 2018. Gatland handed a debut to flyhalf Jarrod Evans for the final minutes
  13. ^ Ben, James (6 April 2023). "Wales' murky 25-cap rule, a WRU probe and how it could blow apart Gatland's World Cup plans". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  14. ^ Doel, Jon (10 January 2024). "Wales international doesn't know if he's allowed to play for his country or not". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  15. ^ Thomas, Steffan (11 November 2023). "Wales star barred from playing for country gets rave reviews as Gatland searches for options". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Jarrod Evans called into Wales squad". Harlequins. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Wales debut for Mee as Anscombe & Llewellyn return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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