Nick Evans

Nick Evans may refer to:

Nick Evans (cricketer)

Nicholas John Evans (born 9 September 1954) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Weston-super-Mare.

He made a single first-class appearance for Somerset, during the 1976 season, having played in the Minor Counties Championship since 1972. Playing against Worcestershire, Evans scored a duck in the only innings in which he batted, and bowled 18 wicketless overs during the match. He continued to play in the Minor Counties Championship until 1978.

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Nick Evans (rugby union)

Nicholas John "Nick" Evans (born 14 August 1980 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays fly-half and fullback. He joined Harlequins for the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership season, and has remained with the club since on a deal reportedly worth £320,000 a year.

Biography

Evans was born in North Shore City in New Zealand, and attended Westlake Boys High School, where he played first five-eighth (fly-half) for his school's First XV. He played both rugby union and Aussie rules football at the school.

Evans graduated to the NZ under-21 and senior Aussie Rules Football sides, competed against state teams and was offered a trial with the Sydney Swans., turning it down to commit his future to rugby union.

Although he has grown since, he was at the time considered short for professional Aussie Rules at 176 cm. He later decided to commit to rugby union and played for the Highlanders in the Super 14 and for Otago in the National Provincial Championship. However, on 25 May 2007 Evans announced he would not be re-signing with the Otago Rugby Football Union and would either sign for a Union closer to his family on the North Shore, or become one of many New Zealand rugby players heading overseas if he did not make the All Blacks World Cup squad. He decided to move closer to his family.