Ben Evans (born 30 October 1992), also known by the

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of "Bev", is a Welsh professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 and 1996 seasons the club was known as Barrow Braves, becoming the Ba ...

in the Betfred Championship and

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at international level. He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves in the

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, and on loan from

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

in the

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, at the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

in the Championship and the

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs ...

in League 1. Evans has also played for the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

and Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.

Background

Evans was born in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge ...

, Wales. He is the twin brother of the rugby league footballer; Rhys Evans.

Warrington Wolves

Evans signed for

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 against St. Helens to round 5 Salford. He then featured in round 7 against

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and then in round 9

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to round 17 Salford. Evans featured in round 4 Hull Kingston Rovers to the Quarter Final against

in the

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. 2015 He featured in round 2

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and then in round 4 Hull Kingston Rovers to round 6 against St Helens.

Bradford

In 2013 he was offered the chance to go to another

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. Ben Evans

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.

London

In 2016, Evans found himself at the bottom of the pecking order at Warrington not playing a Super League game all season. He played 3 games on loan to

, and also on loan for 2 games for

. On 16 October 2016, Evans signed for the

for the 2017 season.

International career

Having represented

at youth level, in 2012 Ben was called up by the senior squad to play in the

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. He made his international début in a 20-6 defeat by

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, and made a further appearance against

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

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 The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World ...

squad. He featured in the 32-16 defeat by Italy and in the 16-24 defeat by the United States. He scored against Italy (1 try). He was selected in the

Wales 9s Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 202 ...

squad for the

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Statistics

References

External links

London Broncos profile
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2012 Bradford Bulls profile
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2014 Profile at warringtonwolves.com
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Statistics at rlwc2017.comWales profileWelsh profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Ben 1992 births Living people Barrow Raiders players Bradford Bulls players Leigh Leopards players London Broncos players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Bridgend Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Toulouse Olympique players Wales national rugby league team players Warrington Wolves players Welsh rugby league players