Jarrod Evans

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.

Jarrod Evans

Evans in 2020
Birth name	Jarrod Evans
Date of birth	(1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Pontypridd, Wales
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
School	Pontypridd High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly Half Current team Harlequins Youth career Pontyclun RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2015 Pontypridd RFC 15 (120) 2015–2023 Cardiff Rugby 130 (750) 2023- Harlequins 29 (66) Correct as of 11 January 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 Wales under-20 12 (61) 2018– Wales 11 (15) Correct as of 15 March 2025

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]