Weight 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) 2016– Parramatta Eels 20 0 Height 1.81 m Parents Tiffany Blair | Position Fullback, Wing 14 20 0 0 Nationality Australian | |
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Born 4 January 1996 (age 21)
Tingha, New South Wales, Australia ( 1996-01-04 ) Siblings Jayden French, Luke French, Dion French Similar Kenny Edwards, Latrell Mitchell, Semi Radradra, Nathan Blacklock | ||
Bevan French (born 4 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback and wing.
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Background
Born in Tingha, New South Wales, French is of Indigenous Australian descent and played his junior rugby league for the Tingha Tigers. French is the nephew of former Australian international and St George Illawarra Dragons winger Nathan Blacklock.
Early career
At the age of 15, French began playing for Tingha's first-grade team at fullback, playing against men twice his age.
Early in 2013, French was pursued by 6 NRL clubs; Parramatta, Melbourne, Newcastle, the Gold Coast, Penrith and St. George Illawarra. He eventually signed for the Parramatta Eels, stating that he chose the club because he "just had a feeling". In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Eels' NYC team. In 2015, he began the season at five-eighth, before moving back to fullback for the remainder of the year, finishing the season with 16 tries in 22 games. On 11 July 2015, he re-signed with the Eels on a 3-year contract to the end of the 2018 season.
2016
In February, 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. He was also named in the team of the tournament. In round 12 of the 2016 NRL season, French made his NRL debut against the Newcastle Knights, scoring a try on debut. In round 15, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, French scored his first double in the Eels 30-12 win at ANZ Stadium. In round 17, against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, French scored his first hatrick of tries in the Eels 34-24 loss at Shark Park.