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| Full name | Martin Craig Evans | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 October 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||||||||||
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Craig Evans (born 12 October 1991 in Neath) is a Welsh rugby referee. He has been a member of Wales' professional rugby union ranks since 2015. [1] [2]
Evans, who began refereeing as a teenager, began refereeing on the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2016. [3] He refereed during the 2020 Olympics, before committing to the 15-aside game full time. [4] He made his Pro14 refereeing debut in 2018, [5] and would be awarded his first Six Nations Championship match for the match between Italy and Ireland in the 2021 Six Nations Championship. [6] He was appointed to the Tier One select group of referees in June 2021. [7]
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