Thom Evans
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College, Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Max Evans (brother) Chris Evans (cousin) |
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2006 2006–2010 |
London Wasps Glasgow Warriors |
2 60 |
0 (110) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland | 10 | 5 |
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Correct as of 1 July 2010
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| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2007 2005 |
Scotland England |
Wellington USA Samurai |
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Thom Evans (born 2 April 1985) is a former Scottish international rugby union player and model. He last played on the wing for Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League. Evans' rugby career ended aged 24 on his tenth appearance for Scotland when he suffered a serious neck injury.
Evans was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and educated at Wellington College, Berkshire. He earned his first cap for the Scottish rugby union side in June 2008 vs Argentina. He was selected in the pre 6 Nations 30-man squad for the 2008 Six Nations.
Evans represented England at U16, U18 and U21 level. He chose to commit to Scotland at A level and at 7's. He could have played for the England 7's team but was ruled out through injury.
Evans was a member of pop band Twen2y4Se7en and toured as a support act with McFly, Peter Andre and Westlife throughout 2004.
In the Six Nations game against Wales on 13 February 2010, Evans suffered a severe neck injury after colliding with Welsh player Lee Byrne. He was stretchered off the pitch and taken to hospital to receive treatment. He underwent a neck operation that evening, and underwent a second operation to further stabilise his spine later that week. It was revealed that his cervical vertebrae had been knocked so badly out of alignment that he was a millimetre from paralysis or death. After four months of rehabilitation, Evans was forced to retire on 1 July 2010, after accepting medical advice.
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