James Evans (rugby league)

James Evans
Personal information
Full nameJames Evans
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 46)
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Playing information
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–04 Canberra Raiders 16 4 0 0 16
2004–06 Huddersfield Giants 54 23 0 0 92
2006 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 3 0 0 12
2007–08 Bradford Bulls 53 22 0 0 88
2009–10 Castleford Tigers 31 16 0 0 64
Total 160 68 0 0 272
Source: [1][2]

James Evans (born 5 November 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Canberra Raiders, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Bradford Bulls and the Castleford Tigers, as a centre.[1][2] Midway through the 2006 season, he was loaned to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and was released from his contract at the Huddersfield Giants at the end of the season. He announced his retirement from the game on 8 November 2010 after failing to recover from a groin injury.

Background

Evans was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Australia

Evans started playing for the Canberra Raiders in 2001. He was injured in season 2002 against Parramatta after a strong start to the season. Evans collided with the goal post when scoring a try and required a complete knee reconstruction of all three ligaments of the knee, seeing him miss 12 months of football.

He was offered an opportunity to play with Huddersfield in the Super League where he played for three seasons. He was then loaned out after rumours of a rift with head coach Jon Sharp. Huddersfield's loss was Wakefields Trinity's gain as Evans secured top flight success with two tries in the Scratch night relegation battle against Castleford.

Evans was then courted by the Bradford Bulls for season 2007 where he was an instant hit scoring 15 tries in 23 games.

Bradford Bulls

Evans signed for Bradford for the 2007 season, and was an ever-present in the centres scoring 15 tries in 23 games. It was announced in September 2008 that Evans would leave the Bulls at the end of 2008 to join Castleford due to salary cap restrictions.

Statistics

Club career

Year Club Apps Pts T G FG
2001 Canberra Raiders 1 - - - -
2002 Canberra Raiders 7 4 1 - -
2003 Canberra Raiders 3 4 1 - -
2004 Canberra Raiders 5 8 2 - -
2004 Huddersfield Giants 17 44 11 - -
2005 Huddersfield Giants 21 20 5 - -
2006 Huddersfield Giants 13 28 7 - -
2006 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 12 3 - -
2007 Bradford Bulls 21 48 12 - -
2008 Bradford Bulls 13 20 5 - -
2009 Castleford Tigers 21 44 9 - -

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.