1. Bevan French was born on 4 January 1996 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, wing, or stand-off for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
34 Facts About Bevan French
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Bevan French was born in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian descent.
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Bevan French is the nephew of former Australian international and St George Illawarra Dragons winger Nathan Blacklock.
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Bevan French played his junior rugby league for the Tingha Tigers.
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Bevan French was educated and 2013 graduate at Inverell High School.
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At the age of 15, Bevan French began playing for Tingha's first-grade team at fullback, playing against men twice his age.
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Early in 2013, Bevan French was pursued by six NRL clubs; Parramatta, Melbourne, Newcastle, the Gold Coast, Penrith and St George Illawarra.
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Bevan French eventually signed for the Parramatta Eels, stating that he chose the club because he "just had a feeling".
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In February, Bevan French participated in Eels' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament win, scoring 8 tries in the tournament, the record for most tries in a Nines tournament.
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Bevan French was named in the team of the tournament.
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Bevan French quickly went on to be a try-scoring sensation in his debut season the NRL, being the club's highest try-scorer with 19 tries in 13 matches in the 2016 NRL season.
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Bevan French played 16 games for Parramatta in the 2017 season scoring 9 tries but missed most of the season with a troubling hamstring injury.
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Bevan French injured himself just before the start of the finals series, Parramatta's first in eight seasons and missed both finals games against Melbourne and North Queensland.
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Bevan French started the 2018 season at fullback ahead of Clint Gutherson who was still out with an injury and the returning Jarryd Hayne.
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Bevan French was then recalled to the side to face Canberra but was slammed by fans and the media after the match due to the fact that he only made one run for the whole game making 15 metres.
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Bevan French was dropped by coach Brad Arthur for the following week.
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On 2 June 2018, Bevan French was named at fullback for Parramatta's round 13 clash against Newcastle but was taken from the field only two minutes into the match due to a nasty head collision involving Newcastle player Kalyn Ponga.
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On 13 July 2018, Parramatta who were in last place on the ladder played against Newcastle and with 34 seconds remaining Bevan French crossed over to score the match winning try only for the decision to be overturned due to video replays showing Bevan French had put a foot into touch while grounding the ball.
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Bevan French was left out of the Parramatta's 2019 NRL squad, with head coach Brad Arthur selecting Blake Ferguson and Maika Sivo for wing and Clint Gutherson for fullback.
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Bevan French made 15 appearances and scored 13 tries for Wentworthville in the NSW Cup during his time at the club.
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The ball bounced past Bevan French and came into the hands of Jack Welsby who scored the winning try of the game.
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Bevan French injured his hamstring in the round 7 match against Salford.
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Bevan French was initially ruled out for twelve weeks with a torn hamstring.
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Bevan French was ruled out for the 2021 Super League season and would return to Australia, to be with family during his rehabilitation.
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On 28 May, Bevan French played for Wigan in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final win over Huddersfield.
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Bevan French finished the regular season with 33 tries in 23 appearances for Wigan.
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On 20 September 2022, Wigan confirmed that Bevan French had signed a new two-year contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2024.
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Bevan French scored for Wigan in games against Leigh and Wakefield over the Easter period.
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Bevan French scored in defeats to both the Catalans Dragons at Magic Weekend and St Helens.
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In October Bevan French was named as the winner of the 2023 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel award.
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On 14 October, Bevan French played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons.
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On 24 February, Bevan French played in Wigan's 2024 World Club Challenge final victory over Penrith, and was awarded Man of the Match.
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On 8 June, Bevan French started for Wigan in 2024 Challenge Cup final.
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Bevan French was granted compassionate leave by Wigan, returning to the UK two months into the 2022 season.