Birth name | Steffan R Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steffan Evans (born 1 September 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Scarlets regional team as a fullback and winger, although he has played at centre for Llanelli too. [1] He studied in Ysgol Gyfun y Strade, he is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Evans made his debut for the Scarlets regional team in 2014 having previously played for the Scarlets academy.
Evans finished as the 2016-2017 Pro12 season's highest try scorer with 11 tries.
Evans made his only appearance for the Wales U20s in a 10-16 defeat to France in 2014 [2]
After impressive form in the first half of the 2016-17 season, Evans earned a call-up to the Welsh squad for the 2017 Six Nations. [3] In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017 [4]
During Wales' summer tour Evans scored two tries against Samoa.
Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Samoa | Apia, Samoa | Apia Park | 2017 Summer Internationals | 23 June 2017 | Win |
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3 | Australia | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2017 Autumn Internationals | 11 November 2017 | Loss |
4 | Scotland | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2018 Six Nations | 3 February 2018 | Win |
5 | Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 2018 Six Nations | 24 February 2018 | Loss |
6 | Tonga | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2018 Autumn Internationals | 17 November 2018 | Win |
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