Bryn Evans (born 28 October 1984) is a New Zealand

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player, who currently plays as a

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for the in Super Rugby and in New Zealand's

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competition.

Club career

Evans was born in Hastings and attended high school in Napier. He was accepted into the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 2005. The following year, he made his provincial debut for

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in the

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.All Blacks statistics: Bryn Evans
Retrieved 24 September 2009. In 2008, Evans signed with the Blues in the Super 14. For the 2009 season, he switched to the Wellington-based

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. Evans joined English club

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in 2011 on a two-year contract. The All Black second row was one of numerous international players to join the club in 2011. On 10 June 2014, Evans joined French club

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in the

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league. On 21 May 2015, Evans returned to England to sign for Sale Sharks on a two-year contract. He left Sale at the end of his contract on 30 June 2020. On January 3, 2020, he was named in the English Premiership team of the decade, following successful spells at

and Sale.

International career

Evans earned his first startup for the All Blacks in 2009, making his debut against France in June. He played two tests against France, before a back injury forced him to pull out for the rest of the international mid-year season, as well as the

2009 Air New Zealand Cup The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November. It was ...

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