- Ieuan Evans
Infobox Rugby biography
name = Ieuan Evans
caption = Evans in action for the British and Irish Lions in 1993
birthname = Ieuan Evans
nickname = The Mighty Atom
birthyear = 1964
birthmonth = 03
birthday = 21
placeofbirth =Pontardulais ,Wales
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height = convert|5|ft|10|in|2|abbr=on
weight = convert|13|st|5|lb|kg|abbr=on
ru_position = Wing|capital=yes
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ru_nationalteam = WalesBritish and Irish Lions
ru_nationalyears = 1987–1998
1989–1997
ru_nationalcaps = 72
ru_nationalpoints = (157)
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university =Ieuan Evans (born 21 March 1964 in
Pontarddulais , Wales) is a formerrugby 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 atSalford 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 theHeineken 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 - as well as becoming the darling of rugby TV commentator,
Bill McLaren . Amongst his most memorable moments were scoring the decisive try in the 3rd Lions Test against Australia in 1989, being captain of the Wales team when they won theFive Nations Championship in 1994 and scoring a memorable try against England in Cardiff in 1993 to secure Wales their only win of that campaign 10-9. 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. In 2007 he was inducted into the
International Rugby Hall of Fame .cite web| url=http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com/pages/evans2007.htm |title=Ieuan Evans |publisher=rugbyhalloffame.com |accessdate=2007-11-03]Evans is represented by sports marketing agency ENS Ltd - www.ensltd.com
References
External links
* [http://www.wru.co.uk/41_496.php Wales profile]
*cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/halloffame/sport/ieuanevans.shtml |title=Ieuan Evans |publisher=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2007-11-03
*cite web| url=http://ieuanevans.co.uk/biographies/General_Biography.htm |title=General Biography |publisher=ieuanevans.co.uk |accessdate=2007-11-03 |date=2007-03-29
* [http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/item1/8930 Cartoon of Ieuan Evans by Dorrien]
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