Max Evans (rugby union)

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Max Evans
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Birth nameMaxwell Brian Evans
Date of birth (1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Torquay, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight87.9 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School Wellington College, Berkshire
Notable relative(s) Thom Evans (brother)
Chris Evans (cousin)
Occupation(s)former rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Free Agent
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–06 London Scottish ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2011
2011–2015		 Glasgow Warriors
Castres 		63
60		 (50)
(25)
Correct as of 3 January 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2014 Scotland 44 (15)
Correct as of 25 June 2017
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2007 Scotland (3)

Maxwell Brian Evans (born 12 September 1983) is a rugby union player who has won 44 caps for Scotland. He plays at centre and wing, and has been without a club since being released by Castres at the end of the 2015 season.

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Early life and education

Evans was born in Torquay, England. He attended Wellington College with his brother and former Scottish international, Thom, [1] as well as friends and former rugby team mates James Haskell and Paul Doran-Jones of Wasps RFC.

Career

Evans played golf professionally in Portugal from 2004–06 while recovering from a back injury suffered while playing for Harlequins' academy side.

Evans played for London Scottish in 2005–06 with former Scottish international Kenny Logan and former Waratahs winger and Australia A & 7's star Matt Dowling.

He earned his first cap for Scotland against Canada in November 2008. He scored his first try for Scotland on 8 February 2009, after coming on as a substitute for his younger brother, Thom, in the 2009 Six Nations Championship match against Wales. Thom, who also played for the Glasgow Warriors, was later forced to retire from rugby on 1 July 2010 as a result of a spinal injury he sustained in Scotland's 2010 Six Nations Championship match against Wales. On 10 May 2009, while playing for Glasgow against the Ospreys, Max sustained an injury to his knee, ruling him out of competition for at least six months. [2]

On 14 February 2011 Evans confirmed he would leave the Glasgow Warriors [3] to join Castres. [4] He was released from Castres in June 2015. [5]

Media

In November 2017, Evans was revealed as one of the contestants who would take part in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice . [6] He was partnered with professional ice skater Ale Izquierdo. The couple finished in third place on 11 March 2018.

Personal life

He is a cousin of radio presenter Chris Evans. [7]

In 2014, he married Katy Johnson; they separated in December 2016 and eventually divorced. [8] [9] In 2019, he became engaged to Lauren Jamieson, sister of Olympics swimmer Michael Jamieson; they separated the following year. [10] [11] In February 2021, he was reportedly expecting his first child, a daughter, with Debora Casimiro. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Scotland (11 February 2009). "Thom and Max Evans named in Scotland's Six Nations team to face France". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Scots star Max Evans faces six-month lay-off with knee injury". The Daily Record. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "BBC Sport – Rugby Union – Max Evans to leave as Graeme Morrison stays at Glasgow". BBC News. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Union Tournaments | Top 14". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Max Evans' Castres adventure comes to an end". The Herald. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rugby star Max Evans joins cast of ITV's Dancing on Ice". The Scotsman. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "BBC Sport – Rugby Union – DJ Evans hails 'miracle' medical staff". BBC News. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Bhunjun, Avinash (1 November 2017). "Who is Max Evans? The rugby start confirmed for Dancing On Ice 2018". Metro . Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Max Evans' ex-wife breaks silence on their split". HELLO!. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Dancing On Ice star Max Evans announces he's engaged to girlfriend". Entertainment Daily. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Rugby hunk Max Evans is seen with suspicious white powder in raunchy act with topless companion". theworldnews.net. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ↑ broread (15 February 2021). "Dancing On Ice star Max Evans confirms he is expecting a baby with dancer girlfriend Debora Casimiro". BroRead.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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