Marcus Watson (born 27 June 1991) is a retired English rugby union player who played at wing and fullback for Benetton in the United Rugby Championship.
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| Date of birth | 27 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St George's College, Weybridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Anthony Watson (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Watson attended St George's College, Weybridge in Surrey, as a full-back.
Club career
editWatson started his career at London Irish in 2009,[1] where he came through the club's academy. He only made six first team appearances before moving to Saracens in 2011.
Watson never made a competitive first team appearance for Saracens but did help them win the JP Morgan Premiership Sevens.
Watson transitioned back to 15-a-side[2] when he signed with Newcastle Falcons after three years with England Sevens in February 2015.[3] He was awarded the team's player of the month in November 2017.[4] On 22 February 2017, Watson signed for Premiership rivals Wasps in the English Premiership ahead of the 2017-18 season.[5] He played for Benetton in the United Rugby Championship from 2022 to 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season.[6] [7]
International career
editWatson played for England in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2010. Marcus played for England national rugby sevens team from 2012–2015. He was selected for Team GB's Rugby 7s squad to play at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 [8] in which GB won silver.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Marcus Watson | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPNscrum.
- ^ "Marcus Watson".
- ^ "Falcons move".
- ^ "Falcons players voting on monthly awards".
- ^ "Wasps sign Newcastle Falcons winger Marcus Watson". BBC Sport. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "MARCUS WATSON E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENETTON RUGBY" (in Italian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "12 GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL CLUB BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.it. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Marcus Watson, Ollie Lindsay-Hague confirmed for Team GB's Rugby 7s squad Rugby 7s to play at the Rio Olympics Games 2016". www.premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Silver for GB as Fiji win sevens gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links
edit- Marcus Watson at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Marcus Watson at ESPNscrum
- Marcus Watson at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Marcus Watson at Team GB
- Marcus Watson at Olympics.com
- Marcus Watson at Olympedia
