Date of birth | 1 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15.1 st; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evan Yardley (born 1 October 1993) is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship side Cardiff. His preferred position is hooker. [1]
Yardley was called into Cardiff's European squad ahead of their European campaign. [2] He made his debut for Cardiff in the first round of the 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup against Toulouse coming on as a replacement. [3]
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