Jonathan Evans (born 25 July 1992) is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

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footballer, who play at scrum half for

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. He also played for the

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and

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Club career

Evans played his junior rugby and also began his senior career at

Bargoed RFC Bargoed Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Bargoed in South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and are a feeder club for Nzewport Gwent Dragons. The club holds the record for the number of points achieved in ...

, he had also been a member of the

academy. Before playing for the

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he had played for

Welsh Premier Division The Welsh Premier Division, () known for sponsorship reasons as the Indigo Group Premiership, (''Uwch Gynghrair grŵp indigo'') is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) for the 1990–91 season. Compe ...

sides

Pontypool RFC Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool, which plays in the WRU Championship (known as the SWALEC Championship for sponsorship purposes). Due to the regionalisation of Welsh rugby in 2003, Pontypo ...

and

Newport RFC Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ...

. Originally an outside half, Evans move to scrum half at U16 level. Evans made his professional debut for the

in a

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match against the Ospreys on 7 May 2010, he was at the time the youngest

player ever at 17. On 24 February 2015, it was announced Evans would join Premiership side

from the start of the 2015–16 season. Evans made his first appearance for Bath as a substitute against

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...

on 2 January 2016. He scored his first try for Bath in a 16–14 victory over

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top ...

. Evans struggled to get game time, and found himself down the pecking order below Chris Cook and Nikola Matawalu. Evans left Bath after making four appearances in his only season at the club. On 22 February 2016, it was announced Evans would join Welsh region

at the start of the 2016–17 season. He was part of the team that won the

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title, coming off the bench in the

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as the Scarlets beat Munster 46–22. Evans was released at the end of the 2019–20 season. Evans found a career in teacher recruitment after his release, but in November 2021 joined

, marking a return to competitive rugby.

International career

Evans made two appearances for Wales U18 in 2010, and represented Wales U20 in 2011 and 2012 a two U20 Six Nations and Junior World Championships.

References

External links

Newport Gwent Dragons profilePontypool RFC profileNewport RFC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Jonathan 1992 births Living people Rugby union players from Cardiff Pontypool RFC players Dragons RFC players Scarlets players Welsh rugby union players Newport RFC players Rugby union scrum-halves