Harlequins legend Evans to leave after 18 seasons

Nick Evans won two Prem titles with Harlequins - one as a player and one as a coach [Getty Images]

Harlequins' all-time points scorer and current attack coach Nick Evans is to leave the Prem side at the end of the season after 18 seasons.

Evans has been Quins' attack coach since 2017, having moved to the backroom staff after retiring from a playing career in which he was one one of the club's most successful signings.

The New Zealander joined the London side in 2008 and won the Prem title first as a player in 2012 then again as a coach in 2021, while he joined Steve Borthwick's England set-up for the 2023 Six Nations as attack coach.

"After 18 years of living and breathing this club, it's incredibly difficult to put into words what it means to myself and my family," Evans said in a statement.

"I leave feeling hugely grateful and honoured not only to have worn the shirt and represented those legends who came before us, but also to have shared that journey as a player and a coach with the incredible supporters who make this club so special."

Evans, who won 16 caps for the All Blacks, scored 2,249 points in 208 games for Harlequins, which remains the club's all-time record.

Chief executive Laurie Dalrymple said the club would celebrate his contribution before he departs at the end of the campaign.

"There can be no doubt of Nick's contribution on and off the field and we are immensely grateful for his commitment to this club across so many years," he said.

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