THE ENVIRONMENT at Worcester Warriors convinced Owain Evans to sign permanently after appearing sporadically last season.
Evans, who captained Loughborough University in BUCS last season, also appeared for Warriors on occasion both in The Champ and in pre-season against Bath.
Following the completion of his time at University - capped off with an England Students appearance against France - Evans has signed on full-time with Warriors as they target going back-to-back in the 2026/27 season, following their title-winning return.
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On what enticed him to sign on full-time, the Welshman said: "It's the environment and the lads around it really.
"It’s a really enjoyable environment to be a part of and to be able to really push yourself and test yourself against some quality players in this team is exactly what I wanted to now try and push on in my career as well.
"(I'm) really excited, obviously I had a bit of a taste of it last year, in and out, but really excited to just rip in now full-time and see what I can do in this environment."
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After being inspired by his family to play rugby at a young age, Evans added his enjoyment of his time at Loughborough made him into the player he is today.
"Watching rugby with my dad was a big inspiration growing up and then seeing some of my older cousins playing and they were in the newspaper for the local team, it really made me want to play rugby and be the best version," said the 22-year-old.
"For me it’s being in a group of great bunch of lads and that’s made me want to push on and push on and that’s how I got here.
"Just before going to University I played Wales under-20s, obviously a massive honour, all wanted to do when I was growing up was play for Wales.
"I missed out on selection to the World Cup and obviously that was pretty tough but then going to Loughborough allowed me to really enjoy my rugby again and in that enjoying rugby a bit better, I think I’m playing so much better because of it."
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