Will Evans (rugby league)

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Will Evans
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Evans
Born (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23)
Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Whitehaven RLFC 2680032
2023 Widnes Vikings 00000
2024– Whitehaven RLFC 00000
Total2680032
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Wales 20000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 8 October 2023

Will Evans (born 4 May 2001) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Whitehaven RLFC in the Championship.

Contents

He previously played for Widnes Vikings in the Championship.

Background

Evans was born in Australia. He is of Welsh descent. [3]

Playing career

Burleigh Bears

Evans played in 1 games for the Burleigh Bears in the 2020 Queensland Cup. [4]

Whitehaven RLFC

In the 2022 season he made 26 appearances and scored eight tries for Whitehaven.[ citation needed ]

Widnes Vikings

On 12 October 2022 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal with the Widnes Vikings. [4]

Whitehaven RLFC (rejoin)

On 4 Oct 2023 it was reported that he had rejoined Whitehaven RLFC on a 2-year deal. [5]

International career

Evans played for Wales at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. [6] [7]

He made his full international debut in June 2022 against France at the Stadium Municipal d'Albi in Albi. [8]

In 2022 Evans was named in the Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [9]

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Player Summary: Will Evans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. Zero Tackle profile
  4. 1 2 "Will Evans makes Vikings switch". Widnes Vikings. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. "Will Evans signs two year deal with Whitehaven Rugby League". Whitehaven News. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. "23-man squad revealed for 9s World Cup". Wales Rugby League. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. France 34-10 Wales: Rusty Wales given French lesson
  9. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021