James Evans (rugby league)
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Personal information | ||
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Full name | James Evans | |
Date of birth | November 5, 1978 | |
Place of birth | ????, Australia | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | |
Nickname(s) | Jimmy | |
Club information | ||
Position(s) | Centre | |
Current club | Bradford Bulls | |
Number | 3 | |
Senior clubs* | ||
Years | Club | Apps (points) |
2002-2004 2004-2006 2006 2007 |
Canberra Huddersfield Wakefield Bradford Bulls |
16(16) 38(64) 6(12) 33 (44) |
Representative teams** | ||
2006 ‐ | Wales | 1 (0) |
* Professional club appearances and points |
James Evans is an Australian rugby league player who plays for Bradford Bulls. He has been known to play at stand off, but his main position is centre. Midway through the 2006 season he was on loan to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and was released from his contract at Huddersfield Giants at the end of the season.
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[edit] Australia
James started playing for the Canberra Raiders in 2001.He was injured in season 2002 against Parramatta after a strong start to the season.James collided with the goal post when scoring a try and required a complete knee reconstruction seeing him miss almost 12 months of football.
He was offered an opportunity to play with Huddersfield Giants in the Super League where he played for 3 seasons.He was then loaned out after rumors of a rift with head coach Jon Sharp. Huddersfields loss was Wakefields Trinitys gain as James secured top flight success with two tries in the Scratch night relegation battle against Castleford Tigers.
James was then courted by the BRADFORD BULLS for season 2007 where he was an instant hit scoring 15 tries in 23 games.
[edit] England
Huddersfield Giants
Wakefield Trinity
Bradford Bulls
[edit] Bradford Bulls
James signed for Bradford for the 2007 season,and was an ever present scoring 15 tries 23 games
[edit] Wales
Evans is Welsh qualified.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Club Career
Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
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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 | - | - |
[edit] Representative Career
Year | Team | Matches | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
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2006 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] External links
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