Jarrod Evans
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| Born | Jarrod Evans 25 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pontypridd High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jarrod Evans (born 25 July 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Cardiff Rugby.[1] He has also represented Wales and Wales U20s.
Club career
Evans played youth rugby for Pontyclun RFC, and made his debut for Pontypridd RFC at age 17.[2]
Evans made his debut for Cardiff in 2015, having previously played for their academy.[3]
In 2018, Evans won the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup with Cardiff, scoring 13 points in the final against Gloucester.[4]
On 29 January 2022, Evans kicked a last minute long range penalty against Leinster, propelling Cardiff to their first win over the Irish team since 2011.[5]
In April 2023, Evans signed for Harlequins alongside Wales prop and Cardiff compatriot Dillon Lewis ahead of the following season.[6][7] On 28 October 2023, Evans kicked a last minute penalty against Bristol in the absence of first choice fly half Marcus Smith. Harlequins won the game 23–21 at Ashton Gate.[8][9]
On July 8, 2026, Cardiff Rugby announced Evans would return to the Arms Park on a long-term deal after a 3 year absence from the club.[1]
International career
In October 2018, Evans was called up to the senior Wales squad for the Autumn internationals.[10]
Evans made his debut for Wales coming off the bench for the final few minutes against Scotland in 2018 for the opening game of their November series.[11]
Having not reached the required 25 caps for Wales, Evans' move to Harlequins has made him ineligible to play for Wales for the foreseeable future.[12] Evans has commented on this since joining Harlequins, stating, "I came [to Harlequins] knowing the 25-cap rule was in place. [But] there might be something in the fact that I wasn't offered a contract, so there might be a loophole." He also mentioned, "There's nothing in my contract with Harlequins to say that I can't play for Wales, it's just down to whether they pick me. If it was an option, I'd love to play for Wales again."[13][14]
In February 2025, he was called up to the Wales senior training squad mid-way through the 2025 Six Nations by interim head coach Matt Sherratt.[15] Having last played for Wales during the 2021 Summer Tests against Argentina, he returned to the matchday squad to face Ireland.[16]
Evans was selected for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[17] He came on as a substitute in the second-half against Argentina, and kicked a conversion for Blair Murray's try.[18] Evans came off the bench against Japan, and kicked the winning penalty, to end Wales' 10-match losing home streak.[19][20]
Evans was named in the squad for the 2026 Six Nations by Steve Tandy.[21]
Honours
Cardiff
- EPCR Challenge Cup: 2018
Wales
- Six Nations Championship: 2019, 2021
- Grand Slam: 2019
- Triple Crown: 2019, 2021
- Doddie Weir Cup: 2019, 2021
References
- 1 2 Rugby, Cardiff (8 July 2026). "Evans to return to Cardiff Rugby on long-term deal". Cardiff Rugby. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Evans, Jarrod". Pontypridd-RFC. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Evans, Jarrod".
- ↑ "Challenge Cup - Match report Cardiff vs Gloucester, le 11/05/2018".
- ↑ James, Ben (29 January 2022). "Last-gasp Jarrod Evans penalty seals dramatic win over champions". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Jarrod Evans Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ "HARLEQUINS SIGN WELSH PROP DILLON LEWIS". Harlequins. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ↑ "Premiership: Bristol 21-23 Harlequins - Jarrod Evans holds nerve to edge Quins to win at Bears". BBC Sport. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ Thomas, Steffan (11 November 2023). "Wales star barred from playing for country gets rave reviews as Gatland searches for options". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ "Wales call up Jarrod Evans while Bradley Davies is ruled out". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "George North, Jonathan Davies lead Wales to scrappy win over Scotland". ESPN. 3 November 2018.
Gatland handed a debut to flyhalf Jarrod Evans for the final minutes
- ↑ Ben, James (6 April 2023). "Wales' murky 25-cap rule, a WRU probe and how it could blow 'apart Gatland's World Cup plans'". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ Doel, Jon (10 January 2024). "Wales international doesn't know if he's allowed to play for his country or not". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ Thomas, Steffan (11 November 2023). "Wales star barred from playing for country gets rave reviews as Gatland searches for options". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ "Jarrod Evans called into Wales squad". Harlequins. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Wales debut for Mee as Anscombe & Llewellyn return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ↑ undefined, undefined. "Wales name squad for 2025 Quilter Nations Series | Autumn Internationals Rugby - Quilter Nations Series". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "Wales v Argentina - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "Wales 24-23 Japan: Jarrod Evans kicks late winning penalty against Eddie Jones' sidee". BBC Sport. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Rendell, Sarah (15 November 2025). "Jarrod Evans' last-gasp penalty rescues Wales from loss to Japan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2026: Wales prop Tomas Francis back as uncapped Louie Hennessey and Gabriel Hamer-Webb included". BBC Sport. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.