Billy Watkins (rugby union)

William Raymond Watkins (22 March 1933 — 19 May 2013) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]

Billy Watkins
Full nameWilliam Raymond Watkins
Date of birth(1933-03-22)22 March 1933
Place of birthNewbridge, Wales
Date of death19 May 2013(2013-05-19) (aged 80)
Place of deathAbergavenny, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1959 Wales 1 (0)

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Newport man's Cardiff trial". Western Mail. 27 August 1958.
  2. ^ "W. (Billy) Raymond Watkins". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Big Five Spring Surprises". Western Mail. 24 March 1959.
  4. ^ Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online.
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