Billy Watkins (rugby union, born 1933)
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Full nameWilliam Raymond Watkins
Born22 March 1933
Newbridge, Wales
Died19 May 2013 (aged 80)
Abergavenny, Wales
Position
Scrum-half
| Full name | William Raymond Watkins | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 March 1933 Newbridge, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 2013 (aged 80) Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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William Raymond Watkins (22 March 1933 – 19 May 2013) was a Welsh international rugby union player.[1]
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]