Kane Evans

Kane Evans
Personal information
Born (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1][2]
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–17 Sydney Roosters 74 3 0 0 12
2018– Parramatta Eels 8 0 0 0 0
Total 82 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–18 Fiji 11 1 0 0 4
2015 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
2016 World All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [3]

Kane Evans (born 9 January 1992) is a Fijian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. A New South Wales City and World All Stars representative, he primarily plays as a prop and lock. Evans previously played for the Sydney Roosters.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Evans is of Fijian descent. Evans played his junior football for the Leichhardt Wanderers, Balmain Police Boys and Leichhardt Juniors before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.[4]

In 2011 and 2012, Evans played for the Roosters' NYC team.[5] At the end of 2011, Evans was named at prop in the 2011 NYC team of the year. In 2012, Evans played for the New South Wales under-20 team and the Junior Kangaroos.[6][7] In 2013, Evans moved on to the Roosters' New South Wales Cup team, the Newtown Jets. At the end of 2013, Evans was named on the interchange bench in the 2013 New South Wales Cup team of the year and played for Fiji at the World Cup.[8] Evans played 5 matches.

Playing Career

2014

In round 2 of the 2014 NRL season, Evans made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters, coming off the interchange bench against the Parramatta Eels in the Roosters 56-4 win at the SFS.[9] On 9 April 2014, Evans extended his contract for a further 3 years, keeping him at the Roosters until the end of the 2017 season.[10] In May 2014 Evans was selected to play for Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International against Samoa. Evans played at prop in Fiji’s 16-32 loss at Penrith Stadium.[11] Evans finished the 2014 NRL season having played in 9 matches for the Roosters.

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Evans played for the Roosters in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[12] On 3 May, he played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country in the 2015 City vs Country Origin, playing off in the interchange bench in City's 22-34 loss in Wagga Wagga.[13][14] In round 15, against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, he scored his first NRL career try in the Roosters' 19-14 win at the Sydney Football Stadium.[15] In round 21, against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, he made headlines by producing shoulder charge on Bulldogs forward Sam Kasiano in the Roosters' 38-28 win at the Sydney Football Stadium.[16][17] Evans finished off the 2015 season having played in 26 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Roosters.[18] On 15 December, he was named on interchange bench for the World All Stars team to play the Indigenous All Stars on 16 February 2016.[19]

2016

On 13 January, Evans was named in the emerging New South Wales Blues squad.[20] On 13 February, he played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2016 All Stars match, playing off the interchange bench in his team's 12-8 win at Suncorp Stadium.[21][22] On 7 May, he played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup, where he started at prop in the 24-22 loss at Parramatta Stadium.[23][24] Evans finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches for the Roosters. On 8 October 2016, Evans played for Fiji against Samoa, starting at prop in the 20-18 win in Apia, Samoa.[25]

2017

In February 2017, Evans was selected in the Roosters tournament winning 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[26][27] On 4 May 2017, Evans signed a 3-year contract with the Parramatta Eels, starting from 2018.[28] On 6 May 2017, Evans played for Fiji against Tonga in the 2017 Pacific Cup Test, starting at prop in the 26-24 loss at Campbelltown Stadium.[29] Evans finished his last year with the Sydney Roosters with him playing in 16 matches in the 2017 NRL season. On 7 October 2017, Evans was named in the 24-man squad for Fiji for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[30] In Fiji’s first pool match against USA, Evans broke his wrist while scoring his try in the 58-12 rampaging win at 1300SMILES Stadium, ruling him out for the rest of the tournament with him only playing in 1 match.[31]

2018

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, Evans made his club debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Penrith Panthers, playing off the interchange bench in the 24-14 loss at Penrith Stadium.[32]. After losing their opening six games of the season, Evans was dropped to reserve grade by coach Brad Arthur along with a number of other players. Evans spoke to the media about being dropped saying “I’ve been going crap, I don’t think I’ve been up to standard coming off injury from the World Cup and a few little injuries in pre-season. I definitely need to work on my fitness and I’ll be doing that in the next couple of weeks, It’s the truth, my game doesn’t hide anything, You can think what you want, but I haven’t been performing, You can see that in my stats and how I’ve been going.[33].”

On 2 June 2018, Evans was accused of making a racial slur in a match involving Wentworthville and The New Zealand Warriors reserve grade side. With 4 minutes remaining, Evans allegedly said a racist slur at New Zealand player Joseph Vuna. Vuna made a complaint to the on-field referee Todd Smith, who placed Evans on report.[34] [35]. On 7 June 2018, The NSWRL withdrew their racial slur charges against Evans.[36]

On 4 August 2018, Evans was recalled to the Parramatta side for the first time in over 2 months to take on the Gold Coast. Parramatta went on to win the match 28-12.[37] Evans finished 2018 with 8 appearances for the club as Parramatta finished in last position on the table and claimed its 14th wooden spoon.[38][39]

References

  1. ↑ "Civoniceva ranks Kane Evans in Top 5 rookie props". 26 Rounds. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Generation next: time to get excited". Roosters.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Kane Evans - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  4. ↑ "Evans' representative conundrum".
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130906112457/http://rleague.com/players/kane-evans_3222/Stats/. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Evans rises above pack to push claims for top grade smh.com.au, 23 April 2013
  7. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos Packed with NRL Talent". Foxsports.com.au. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  8. ↑ 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013
  9. ↑ Brad Walter (2014-03-15). "Anthony Minichiello magic inspires Sydney Roosters' rout of Eels". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150226081924/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8827686. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Gutsy Samoa Secures Place in Four Nations Tournament Following Win Over Fiji". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  12. ↑ "ROOSTERS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  14. ↑ "Country overcome City in seesawing affair". NRL.com. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  15. ↑ "Shaun Keeny Dowall Double Propels His Side to Win Over Gritty St George Illawarra". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  16. ↑ David Sygall (2015-07-31). "Sam Kasiano flattened by massive Kane Evans hit in Bulldogs v Roosters NRL match". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  17. ↑ "Roosters v Bulldogs : Michael Jennings Magic the Difference in Epic". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  18. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  19. ↑ "Teams named for NRL All Stars match". NRL.com. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  20. ↑ "Daley names 2016 Emerging Blues". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  21. ↑ "World All Stars defeat Indigenous All Stars 12-8 at Suncorp Stadium". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  22. ↑ "All Stars, trial games team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  23. ↑ "Papua New Guinea hold on to upset Fiji in Pacific Test thriller". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  24. ↑ Adam Pengilly (2016-04-29). "Sydney Roosters prop Kane Evans bucks trend choosing Fiji over City-Country clash". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  25. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/10/08/brilliant-bati-comeback-steals-pacific-test-win/
  26. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/02/04/2017-downer-nrl-auckland-nines-squads/
  27. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/sydney-roosters-claim-auckland-nines-title/news-story/6fc55dc1acee3cb2dc34fa32aa512274
  28. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/05/04/eels-sign-roosters-prop-kane-evans/
  29. ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/unlikely-hero-leilani-latu-inspires-12man-tonga-to-a-thrilling-victory-over-fiji/news-story/bdd8f6d8c4d3f8530cf994b465d5609f
  30. ↑ https://wwos.nine.com.au/2017/10/07/19/34/hayne-in-fiji-rugby-league-world-cup-squad
  31. ↑ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-world-cup-kane-evans-breaks-wrist-as-fiji-win-war-of-ideologies-20171028-gza9yx.html
  32. ↑ https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/03/16/08/50/nrl-2018-parramatta-eels-recruit-kane-evans-overwhelmed-in-debut-vs-penrith
  33. ↑ http://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/parramatta-eels-manly-sea-eagles-kane-evans-brad-arthur-nrl/vk3is7ddt7v71jqqph4u5svwv
  34. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/02/kane-evans-accused-of-on-field-racial-slur/
  35. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/kane-evans-called-out-by-warriors-player-over-alleged-racial-slur-in-nsw-cup-game/news-story/e9b741d4f2a71b0b9bb59d9490b17e20
  36. ↑ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nswrl-withdraws-racial-slur-charges-on-eels-evans-20180607-p4zk33.html
  37. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/31/parramatta-eels-v-gold-coast-titans-round-21-preview/
  38. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/eels/parramatta-eels-season-2018-review-peter-sterlings-biggest-fear-after-horror-campaign/news-story/14f79c1c637fa8d03bbfa6d6b63b55f1
  39. ↑ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/Ny0xNzE3LTQtLS0tLS0yMDYzOC0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=
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