By Tom Little.
July 17 2012

Coventry Rugby are pleased to confirm two more new signings for the coming season, this time two speedy backs, Greg Evans a centre comes in from Birmingham Solihull(Bees), and winger Paul Jarvis comes to Coventry from Hartpury College

Greg Evans, a centre aged 26 moves from Birmingham Solihull (Bees), where he played 27 games for them last season including against Coventry. Greg started his rugby career at Worcester Academy, and then to Worcester itself. He played for Championship side London Welsh for three seasons before moving to Welsh Premiership side Neath two seasons ago. Following Bees relegation he was moving out of the area, but has recently received a new promotion locally and living in Solihull has decided to play rugby locally. He jumped at the chance to play for an ambitious club and has agreed a two year deal being able to supply the Coventry side with plenty of experience. He is looking forward to not only an injury free season, but also the high level of competition there is now for the centre position. He can play either inside or outside centre as well as wing.

Paul Jarvis, winger aged 23, attended Boston Grammar School and has been at Hartpury College for the past 4 years. Shortly to move from Gloucester to live in Worcester, he feels that Coventry Rugby have the ambitions to help his rugby career. At Hartpury he was part of a team that saw 4 promotions, and had the honour of playing for the Barbarians against the Combined Services in 2011.

Paul is equally at home as fullback, and using his sevens experience is an accomplished broken play runner in either position using his speed and jinking quality to make the most of any open spaces.

This step up in standard will be a challenge to himself, but Paul feels well able to deal with it.

Tom Little

Coventry Rugby press office

17^th July 2012

Speedsters for Coventry Rugby.

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17/07/2012 05:49

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Just Rugby
17/07/2012 08:41

Both look to be very good signings. Fast and players seem to bounce off?

Quietly excited?

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Kimbo
17/07/2012 08:44

Just a bit....

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Bono546
17/07/2012 15:38

Excited but concerned - How are we going to keep all these backs happy with game time! Hope my concerns are not founded as we have signed some very good players and I am looking forward to seeing them in action.

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Kimbo
17/07/2012 16:42

Bit of YouTube on Greg ">HERE. (Some of it at the BPA!), and Jarv ">HERE if not seen already.

As much as I don't like to big-up the girls at the back, I reckon we could be onto something here.
Just hope Jarvis is fit for September.

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Roger Fox
18/07/2012 16:34

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Kimbo
Bit of YouTube on Greg ">HERE. (Some of it at the BPA!), and Jarv ">HERE if not seen already.
As much as I don't like to big-up the girls at the back, I reckon we could be onto something here.
Just hope Jarvis is fit for September.

We haven't seen three quarter play of this standard for Cov for some time. As Kimbo says, are we on to something here? However, the team needs to operate with cohesion to allow this.

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Jel of Solihull
18/07/2012 20:51

In all sincerity, I thought Greg Evans struggled last season. To me, he just is not cut out to be a centre at this level, completely lacking in penetrating power. He is not the sort of player -in my view- to take Cov into promotion contention and therefore I regret I would not regard this as a good signing for Cov. Should I be proved wrong I shall be more than happy.

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Roger Fox
19/07/2012 15:25

Thanks for your opinion Jel. Nice to hear from you again.

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baddog
19/07/2012 18:12

dont think jel got any clue played centre for worcester london welsh caps for wales at centre played cardiff blues a neath and ponty so i think he is a centre at higher level

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Jel of Solihull
19/07/2012 22:01

baddog, I can only go on what I saw. I agree his 'pedigree' would suggest a far greater ability than I perceived while he played for the Bees. How he ever played for LW, at Ch'ship level, was a source of great mystery to me (I was not aware he had played for other Welsh sides) & can only note that he has slipped down the divisions, at least in England, over the seasons and has signed for yet another tier 3 side (the Bees of course now being a tier 4 side). But as I said, should my assessment prove to be wrong I shall be more than happy.

And thanks Roger.



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Just Rugby
20/07/2012 08:58

He must have done something right to make 27 appearances?

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