Gareth Evans (born 19 September 1991) is an English retired professional

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player. Between 2011 and 2019 played 85 times for

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, and also played for the Ospreys in Wales. He joined

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in August 2021, but retired without featuring in a first team game for the club in November 2021.

Club career

As a junior, Gareth played for Longleaze School in

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whose team won a National Tag Rugby tournament. Gareth also played for Wootton Bassett FC during his time there. He was picked up for the

Academy. Capable of playing blindside flanker or number eight, he was a regular in the A League side and scored a notable try in James Simpson-Daniel's Testimonial game against Russia. During his time in the academy he was also sent on loan to

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, gaining experience of playing men's rugby in

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for the 2011–12 season. Performances for the academy saw him became a member of the first team squad for 2012–13, gaining some valuable first team experience, including playing in the

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as well as another loan spell at Hartpury College where he scored 9 tries in just 8 appearances for the club during the later half of the 2012–13 National League 2 South season – including an incredible 5 tries in one match. On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Evans had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season. During the summer he was a member of the Gloucester sevens team that won the

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. On 30 November 2014, Evans signed a further new contract extension to stay with Gloucester. In 2015 Gareth was part of the team that won the

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defeating

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19 – 13 in the final. On 31 May 2019, Evans left Gloucester after eight seasons with the club to join Welsh region Ospreys in the

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from the 2019–20 season. Following the 2020–21 season Evans signed for

on a short-term deal, starting in August 2021, but retired in November without playing in a first team game.

Club honours

Gloucester *

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winners: 2014–15

References

External links

Gloucester Rugby Profile
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