Shannon Evans (rugby league)

Shannon Evans

Personal information
Born	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 31) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (11 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 Newcastle Knights 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 9 August 2022

Shannon Evans (born 16 December 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Her positions are fullback, five-eighth and hooker. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Evans was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. She joined the Australian Navy as a 19-year old.^[2]

As an 18-year old, Evans played for the Maitland Women's team.^[2] In 2018, she played for the Australian Defence Force representative side.^[3] In 2019, she played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.^[4] In 2021, she played for the Central Coast Roosters^[5] and represented the Australian Defence Force side again.^[6]

In February, Evans joined the Newcastle Knights' inaugural NRLW squad.^[7] In round 5 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans.^[8] She played in 1 match for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.^[9]

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