Birth name | Ieuan Cennydd Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pontarddulais, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 5 lb (187 lb; 85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen Elizabeth Grammar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Salford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ieuan Cennydd Evans MBE (born 21 March 1964) is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for Wales and the British and Irish Lions. He is the fourth highest try scorer for Wales behind Shane Williams, George North and Gareth Thomas and joint 24th in the world on the all-time test try scoring list. Evans held the record for the most Wales caps as captain with 28, a record overtaken by Ryan Jones in 2012.[1]