Nick Evans

Nick Evans (born 14 August 1980 in Auckland, New Zealand) attended Westlake Boys High School, where he played both Rugby Union and Australian football.

Evans graduated to the NZ under-21 and senior Australian Football sides, competed against Australian state teams and was offered a trial with the Sydney Swans.

Considered short for professional Aussie Rules at 180cm, 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.

Evans has wonderful handling and passing skills, a prodigious right boot, explosive acceleration and excellent vision, characteristics which have caused many commentators to claim that he is possibly the second best flyhalf in the world at the moment (implying he would star in any other international team). Unfortunately, 2005's IRB International Player of the Year Daniel Carter is currently ahead of him in the pecking order.

Nick Evans made his All Blacks debut aged 23 against England in 2004. He was selected in the 30 man New Zealand Squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He started at flyhalf against Portugal in a game which New Zealand won 108 - 13, and in the process accumalated 33 points via 14 conversions and a try. He played in the game against Scotland, having been summoned from the bench to play at fullback and looked very handy. He was rewarded with a further start at fullback against Romania and scored 17 points through a try and 6 conversions.

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