Edward A. Evans (born September 15, 1964) is a Canadian former rugby union player who played as prop.

Career

Evans first played at club level for

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until 1992, when he moved to

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to play for IBM. He debuted for the Canada national team on 8 November 1986, against

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in Tucson. He played three

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, in

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and

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. His last cap for Canada was against

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, in

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, on 22 August 1998. He retired from his playing career in 2002, to later launch X-treme Rugby Wear, a Thailand-based sportswear company owned by Evans.Eddie Evans:scoring big after sports
Vancouver Sun

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Eddie 1964 births Living people Rugby union players from British Columbia People from Terrace, British Columbia Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players University of British Columbia alumni Rugby union props 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1995 Rugby World Cup players UBC Old Boys Ravens players