Ieuan Evans
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| Full name | Ieuan Evans | ||
| Date of birth | March 24, 1964 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Morriston, Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.78 m | ||
| Weight | 85 kg | ||
| Nickname | The Mighty Atom | ||
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| Position | Wing | ||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1987-1998 | Wales | 72 | (157) |
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Ieuan Evans (born 21 March 1964 in Pontarddulais, Wales) is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Wales. He is regarded as one of the best welsh wingers of all time, despite playing through a disappointing era of welsh rugby
Evans started playing rugby as a pupil at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen. At the age of 19 he joined Llanelli, initially while a student at Salford University. He went on to play in seven cup finals for the club, of which they won five. In 1997 he left Llanelli for Bath where he was part of the team which won the Heineken Cup in 1998.
He made his first international appearance as a right-wing for Wales against France in Paris in 1987. He went on to win 72 caps for Wales, 28 of them as captain, and scored 33 tries - at that time a record for Wales. He made his final appearance against Italy in 1998.
He went on three tours with the British and Irish Lions, to Australia in 1989, New Zealand in 1993 and South Africa in 1997. His four tries against the All Blacks in 1993 made him the Lions' top try scorer.
Evans was awarded the MBE for services to rugby in 1996, and announced his retirement from the game in 1999 to run his own PR marketing company. He is also a regular broadcaster.
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Forwards: | Back • Clohessy • Dallaglio • Davidson • Hill • Johnson(c) • Leonard • Miller • Quinnell • Regan • Rodber • Rowntree • Shaw • Smith • Wainwright • Weir • Williams • Wood • Young | |
| Backs: | Bateman • Beal • Bentley • Dawson • Evans • Healey • Howley • Jenkins • Gibbs • Greenwood • Guscott • Grayson • Stimpson • Tait • Townsend • Underwood | ||
| Coach: | McGeechan & Telfer |
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