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John Watkins (rugby union)

John Arthur Watkins (born 28 November 1945) is an English former rugby union international.

Watkins was born in Gloucester and attended Linden Secondary Modern School.[1]

A flanker, Watkins was capped seven times for England in the early 1970s, which included overseas wins against the Springboks and All Blacks, the former playing as a makeshift tighthead prop.[2]

Watkins won three county championships with Gloucestershire and made 389 senior appearances for Gloucester RFC, captaining the club to the 1977–78 John Player Cup title.[1][3]

In 2023, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Gloucester Rugby, John Watkins was inducted into the Gloucester Rugby Hall of Fame.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Watkins, John". Gloucester Rugby Heritage.
  2. ^ Botherway, Nigel (30 October 2023). "Caught in Time: South Africa v England, 1972". The Times.
  3. ^ "Mogg magic". Sunday Mirror. 16 April 1978.
  4. ^ "Gloucester Rugby Hall of Fame | Gloucester Rugby". www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-31.