Player Profile Page - Ieuan Evans



Full Name Ieuan Cenydd Evans
Club. Llanelli
Position. Wing
Height. 5ft 10in (1.79m)
Weight 13st 5lb (85kg)
Occupation. Marketing Manager, Forthright Finance Ltd
Born Pontardulais, 21.3.1964
Former Clubs Carmarthen Quins
International Debut. France 16, Wales 9, 1987
Five Nations Debut. France 16, Wales 9, 1987
Best Moment in Rugby Scoring tries that(i) clinched Test series for 1989 Lions in Australia and (ii) beat England in Cardiff (1992)
Worst Moment in Rugby New South Wales 71, Wales 8, 1991
Notable Landmarks in Rugby career Wales record try scorer (24) and most-capped wing (57).Rugby World & Post Player of the Year 1992/93. Ieuan had led Wales 28 times before being replaced by Mike Hall for the ill-fated World Cup campaign of 1995. He played all three tests in the1989 Lions series win (2-1) in Australia, scoring series clinching try in final test (won 19-18), and all three Tests in New Zealand with 1993 Lions.National hero when running in winning try against England (6.12.1993). Total International Points- 112



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