William Raymond Watkins (22 March 1933 — 19 May 2013) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | William Raymond Watkins | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 March 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newbridge, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 May 2013 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Newbridge, Watkins began playing senior rugby for hometown club Newbridge RFC as a 15-year old.[2]
Watkins, a scrum-half, joined Newport in the 1957–58 season and won a Wales cap during the 1959 Five Nations, picked as a half-back partner to club teammate Malcolm Thomas against France at Colombes.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Newport man's Cardiff trial". Western Mail. 27 August 1958.
- ^ "W. (Billy) Raymond Watkins". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- ^ "Big Five Spring Surprises". Western Mail. 24 March 1959.
- ^ Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online.
External links
edit- Billy Watkins at ESPNscrum