Ieuan Evans
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Ieuan Cennydd Evans
Career
Club level
Evans was born in
At the twilight of his career, Evans played twice for the Hong Kong Football Club in 2015 and 2016, in their annual Bali Memorial game in his preferred position of fly-half, against the Pot Bellied Pigs. In the 2016 game, Evans scored a breakaway try under the posts, which he later said was the finest of his career.
International level
While at Llanelli, Evans gained a call-up to the Welsh National Side and made his first international appearance as a right-wing for Wales against
Evans went on three tours with the
Personal life
Evans was awarded the MBE for services to rugby in 1996, and announced his retirement from the game in 1998 to run his own PR marketing company.[4]
In 2007 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. In 2014 he was introduced to the IRB Hall of Fame.[5]
Ieuan Evans has three children; Lili (born 1997), Cai (born 1999) and Tirion (born 2001).
After retiring from professional rugby, Evans has been a regular broadcaster, presenter and rugby pundit. He has worked for the BBC,[7] ITV and currently for Sky Sports for over a decade. He has held a non-executive and ambassadorial positions for a number of companies and has been a board member of the Welsh Tourist Board, VisitBritain, 2010 Ryder Cup and Nominet Wales Advisory Group.
In September 2020 Evans was elected for a three-year term on the Welsh Rugby Union's National Council.[8] He was appointed chairman in November 2022 and resigned from the board in July 2023.[9]
Evans is involved in a number of charities. Since 2008 he has raised funds and organised sporting events for Help for Heroes.[10][11] He has been actively involved in supporting the Velindre Cancer Centre. In 2010, he took part in the 'Captains Climb' which saw 15 past captains of the Welsh Rugby team climb Mount Kilimanjaro, raising thousands of pounds toward the work of the charity.[12]
References
- ^ "Ryan Jones breaks captaincy record". rugbynews.co.nz. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Ieuan Evans on Wales v England in the Six Nations and taking The Land Rover Challenge". The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Henry, Graham (12 April 2012). "Ieuan Evans devastated after sudden death of his sister Non". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Newsroom – Welsh Rugby Union – Official Website : Three Welsh legends join IRB Hall of Fame". wru.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Cai Evans background
- ^ "Rugby Union – Ieuan Evans' column". 17 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Gareth Davies to end chairman role after losing WRU Council seat to Ieuan Evans". BBC Sport. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Evans WRU board
- ^ Northcroft, Jonathan (31 August 2008). "Scott Gibbs and Ieuan Evans benefit Help for Heroes". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ lmudaly (10 June 2011). "Help for Heroes 2 – North v South match". rugbyworld.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Brains – Captains Climb Ale". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
External links
- Profile, wru.co.uk at archive.today (archived 2011-05-26)
- Ieuan Evans at ESPNscrum
- "Ieuan Evans profile". BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- "General Biography on personal site". ieuanevans.co.uk. 29 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
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