Garan Evans | |
Birth Name: | Garan Rhys Evans |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1973 |
Birth Place: | Trimsaran, Wales |
Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
Ru Position: | Fullback |
Ru Nationalteam: | Wales |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1998–2003 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 4 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (5) |
Ru Clubyears: | 1993–2003 2003–2008 |
Ru Proclubs: | Llanelli RFC Llanelli Scarlets |
Ru Clubcaps: | 254 89 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (565) (60) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 19:20, 11 February 2008 (UTC) |
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.