Garan Evans

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Garan Evans
Birth nameGaran Rhys Evans
Date of birth (1973-02-16) 16 February 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Trimsaran, Wales
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993–2003
2003–2008
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Scarlets
254
89
(565)
(60)
Correct as of 19:20, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2003 Wales 4 (5)

Garan Rhys Evans (born 16 February 1973) is a Welsh former rugby union footballer, who played as a fullback for Llanelli, the Llanelli Scarlets and Wales.

Evans was born in Trimsaran and educated at Ysgol y Strade in Llanelli. He made his international debut for Wales on 27 June 1998 in Pretoria against South Africa; the Welsh team were beaten 96–13. Evans did not play for Wales again until 2003, when he was capped against Ireland at Lansdowne Road; Wales lost the match 12–35. He then played in the victory over Scotland.

He was included in Wales' squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, but only played for a matter of seconds against New Zealand before suffering a neck injury and having to be stretchered off by paramedics. He retired in 2008. His twin brother, Deiniol, also played for Llanelli RFC.

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