Ben Evans (rugby league)

Ben Evans (born 30 October 1992), also known by the nickname of "Bev", is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.[1][2]

This article is about the rugby league footballer. For the rugby union footballer, see Ben Evans. For other people, see Ben Evans (disambiguation).
Ben Evans
Personal information
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992
Bridgend, Wales
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–16 Warrington Wolves 21 2 0 0 8
2013(loan) → Bradford Bulls 17 1 0 0 4
2016(loan) → Leigh Centurions 3 0 0 0 0
2016(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 London Broncos 43 10 0 0 40
2019– Toulouse Olympique 13 0 0 0 0
Total 100 13 0 0 52
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–17 Wales 7 2 0 0 6
2019– Wales 9s 3 0 0 0 0
As of 19 October 2019
Source: [1][2]

He has played at club level for the London Broncos in the Championship and the Warrington Wolves and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League.

Background

Evans was born in Bridgend, Wales.

He is the twin brother of the rugby league footballer; Rhys Evans.

Warrington Wolves

Ben signed for Warrington Wolves alongside his twin brother Rhys Evans, and progressed through the youth system, appearing for the first-team in several pre-season friendlies but never in a competitive match.

2014 Evans featured in Round 1 (St. Helens) to Round 5 (Salford Red Devil). He then featured in Round 7 (Huddersfield Giants) and then in Round 9 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 17 (Salford Red Devils). Evans featured in Round 4 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to the Quarter Final (Bradford Bulls) in the Challenge Cup. He scored against Hull F.C. (1 try) and Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try).

2015 He featured in Round 2 (Hull F.C.) and then in Round 4 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 6 (St. Helens).

Bradford

In 2013 he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Ben signed a 1-year loan deal with Bradford before pre-season started in time for the 2013 season. However, his début was delayed as a hip injury ruled him out for the start of the season. He left at the end of the season to return to his parent club Warrington where he has played this season repeatedly and scored 1 try.[3]

London

In 2016, Evans found himself at the bottom of the pecking order at Warrington not playing a Super League game all season. He played 3 games on loan to Leigh Centurions, and also on loan for 2 games for Rochdale Hornets.

On 16 October 2016, Evans signed for the London Broncos for the 2017 season.[4]

International career

Having represented Wales at youth level, in 2012 Ben was called up by the senior squad to play in the 2012 Autumn International Series. He made his international début in a 20-6 defeat by France, and made a further appearance against England that year. He made his international début before making a first-team appearance at club level.

He was selected in Wales 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad. He featured in the 32-16 defeat by Italy and in the 16-24 defeat by the United States. He scored against Italy (1 try).

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[5]

Statistics
SeasonAppearancesTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2013 Bradford171004
2014 Warrington182008
2015 Warrington40000
Total3930012

References
  1. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". Loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Bradford Bulls prop Ben Evans to miss start of the season". bbc.co.uk. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. "London Broncos Rugby League : London sign Warrington's Ben Evans". londonbroncosrl.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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