Luke Evans (rugby union)
Date of birth | 18 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | The Southport School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (second cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Evans (born 18 July 1988), is a Welsh rugby union footballer who played for the
Dorset, England, he was reared in Australia but can play for the Welsh national through the lineage of his Welsh father. He was originally part of the Queensland Reds' academy, before moving to Cardiff RFC
in September 2007.
Early life
Born in Dorset,British Lions coach Carwyn James.[1]
Career
Luke played for the
Cardiff Blues scrum halves. His first match for Cardiff was against Aberavon RFC, when he was brought off the bench after only seven minutes following an injury to Gareth Baber.[2] Upon his move to Cardiff, he was reunited with his second cousin Leigh Halfpenny, who he had last seen as a toddler.[1]
Following his move to Cardiff, he joined the Wales national under-20 rugby union team during their 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship campaign.[1] He moved to play for Glamorgan Wanderers for the 2008/09 season.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Luke Evans: Home from Home". Welsh Rugby Union. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Collins, Andrew (10 September 2007). "Luke Evans is New Blue". RugbyNetwork.net. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Young scrum-half boost for Blues". BBC News. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Luke Evans". Glamorgan Wanderers. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.