James Evans (rugby league)

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James Evans
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Personal information
Full nameJames Evans
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 45)
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Playing information
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–04 Canberra Raiders 1640016
2004–06 Huddersfield Giants 54230092
2006 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 630012
2007–08 Bradford Bulls 53220088
2009–10 Castleford Tigers 31160064
Total1606800272
Source: [1] [2]

James Evans (born 5 November 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Canberra Raiders, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Bradford Bulls and the Castleford Tigers, as a centre. [1] [2] Midway through the 2006 season, he was loaned to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and was released from his contract at the Huddersfield Giants at the end of the season. He announced his retirement from the game on 8 November 2010 after failing to recover from a groin injury.

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Background

Evans was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Australia

Evans started playing for the Canberra Raiders in 2001. He was injured in season 2002 against Parramatta after a strong start to the season. Evans collided with the goal post when scoring a try and required a complete knee reconstruction of all three ligaments of the knee, seeing him miss 12 months of football.

He was offered an opportunity to play with Huddersfield in the Super League where he played for three seasons. He was then loaned out after rumours of a rift with head coach Jon Sharp. Huddersfield's loss was Wakefields Trinity's gain as Evans secured top flight success with two tries in the Scratch night relegation battle against Castleford.

Evans was then courted by the Bradford Bulls for season 2007 where he was an instant hit scoring 15 tries in 23 games.

Bradford Bulls

Evans signed for Bradford for the 2007 season, and was an ever-present in the centres scoring 15 tries in 23 games. It was announced in September 2008 that Evans would leave the Bulls at the end of 2008 to join Castleford due to salary cap restrictions.

Statistics

Club career

YearClubAppsPtsTGFG
2001 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 1----
2002 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 741--
2003 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 341--
2004 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 582--
2004 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 174411--
2005 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 21205--
2006 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 13287--
2006 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6123--
2007 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 214812--
2008 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 13205--
2009 Castleford Tigers 21449--

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.