| Birth name | Jarrod Evans |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 25 July 1996 (age 30) |
| Birth place | Pontypridd, Wales |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) |
| School | Pontypridd High School |
| Youthclubs 1 | Pontyclun RFC |
| Ru currentteam | Harlequins |
| Years 1 | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs 1 | Pontypridd RFC |
| Apps 1 | 15 |
| Points 1 | 120 |
| Years 2 | 2015–2023 |
| Clubs 2 | Cardiff Rugby |
| Apps 2 | 130 |
| Points 2 | 750 |
| Years 3 | 2023– |
| Clubs 3 | Harlequins |
| Apps 3 | 40 |
| Points 3 | 106 |
| Repyears 1 | 2015–2016 |
| Repteam 1 | Wales U20 |
| Repcaps 1 | 12 |
| Reppoints 1 | 61 |
| Repyears 2 | 2018– |
| Repteam 2 | Wales |
| Repcaps 2 | 17 |
| Reppoints 2 | 15 |
Jarrod Evans (born 25 July 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Harlequins Rugby.[1] He has also represented Wales and Wales U20s.
Club career
Evans played youth rugby for Pontyclun RFC, and made his debut for Pontypridd RFC at age 17.[2]
Evans made his debut for Cardiff in 2015, having previously played for their academy.[3]
In 2018, Evans won the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup with Cardiff, scoring 13 points in the final against Gloucester.[4]
On 29 January 2022, Evans kicked a last minute long range penalty against Leinster, propelling Cardiff to their first win over the Irish team since 2011.[5] Evans represented Cardiff a 126 times and scored 765 points across all competitions since his debut in 2015.[6]
In April 2023, Evans signed for Harlequins alongside Wales prop and Cardiff compatriot Dillon Lewis ahead of the following season.[7][8] In 28 October 2023, Evans kicked a last minute penalty against Bristol in the absence of first choice fly half Marcus Smith. Harlequins won the game 23-21 at Ashton Gate.[9][10]
International career
In October 2018, Evans was called up to the senior Wales squad for the Autumn internationals.[11]
Evans made his debut for Wales coming off the bench for the final few minutes against Scotland in 2018 for the opening game of their November series.[12]
Having not reached the required 25 caps for Wales, Evans' move to Harlequins has made him ineligible to play for Wales for the foreseeable future.[13] Evans has commented on this since joining Harlequins, stating, "I came [to Harlequins] knowing the 25-cap rule was in place. [But] there might be something in the fact that I wasn't offered a contract, so there might be a loophole." He also mentioned, "There's nothing in my contract with Harlequins to say that I can't play for Wales, it's just down to whether they pick me. If it was an option, I'd love to play for Wales again."[14][15]
In February 2025, he was called up to the Wales senior training squad mid-way through the 2025 Six Nations by interim head coach Matt Sherratt.[16] Having last played for Wales during the 2021 Summer Tests against Argentina, he returned to the matchday squad to face Ireland.[17]
Evans was selected for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[18] He came on as a substitute in the second-half against Argentina, and kicked a conversion for Blair Murray's try.[19] Evans came off the bench against Japan, and kicked the winning penalty, to end Wales' 10-match losing home streak.[20][21]
Evans was named in the squad for the 2026 Six Nations by Steve Tandy.[22]
References
- ^ "Senior Squad Cardiff Rugby". Cardiff Rugby
- ^ "Evans, Jarrod". Pontypridd-RFC. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Evans, Jarrod"
- ^ "Challenge Cup - Match report Cardiff vs Gloucester, le 11/05/2018"
- ^ James, Ben (2022-01-29). "Last-gasp Jarrod Evans penalty seals dramatic win over champions". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Jarrod Evans Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Jarrod Evans Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "HARLEQUINS SIGN WELSH PROP DILLON LEWIS". Harlequins. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Premiership: Bristol 21-23 Harlequins - Jarrod Evans holds nerve to edge Quins to win at Bears". BBC Sport. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Steffan (11 November 2023). "Wales star barred from playing for country gets rave reviews as Gatland searches for options". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Wales call up Jarrod Evans while Bradley Davies is ruled out". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "George North, Jonathan Davies lead Wales to scrappy win over Scotland". ESPN. 3 November 2018.
Gatland handed a debut to flyhalf Jarrod Evans for the final minutes
- ^ Ben, James (6 April 2023). "Wales' murky 25-cap rule, a WRU probe and how it could blow 'apart Gatland's World Cup plans'". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Doel, Jon (10 January 2024). "Wales international doesn't know if he's allowed to play for his country or not". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Steffan (11 November 2023). "Wales star barred from playing for country gets rave reviews as Gatland searches for options". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Jarrod Evans called into Wales squad". Harlequins. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Wales debut for Mee as Anscombe & Llewellyn return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ undefined, undefined. "Wales name squad for 2025 Quilter Nations Series | Autumn Internationals Rugby - Quilter Nations Series". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Wales v Argentina - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Wales 24-23 Japan: Jarrod Evans kicks late winning penalty against Eddie Jones' sidee". BBC Sport. 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ Rendell, Sarah (2025-11-15). "Jarrod Evans’ last-gasp penalty rescues Wales from loss to Japan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ "Six Nations 2026: Wales prop Tomas Francis back as uncapped Louie Hennessey and Gabriel Hamer-Webb included". BBC Sport. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-24.