David Watkins (rugby)

David Watkins MBE (5 March 1942 – 3 September 2023) was a Welsh dual-code rugby international, having played both rugby union and rugby league football for both codes' national teams between 1963 and 1974. He captained the British and Irish Lions rugby union side, and made six appearances for the Great Britain rugby league team. With the Wales national rugby league team he played in every match of the 1975 World Cup, and with English club Salford he played more than 400 games over 12 seasons.

David Watkins
MBE
Personal information
Full nameDavid Watkins
Born(1942-03-05)5 March 1942
Blaina, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died3 September 2023(2023-09-03) (aged 81)
Playing information
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight10 st 3 lb (143 lb; 65 kg)
Rugby union
PositionFly half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Abertillery
Ebbw Vale
Pontypool
1961–67 Newport
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–67 Wales 21 2 3 15
1966 British and Irish Lions 6 2 2 12
1962–67 Crawshays
Glamorgan
Monmouthshire
1962 Barbarians
Rugby league
PositionThree-quarter back, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–79 Salford 405+2 147 1225 16 2907
1979–80 Swinton 20 2 19 9 53
1982 Cardiff City 2+2 0 0 0 0
Total 431 149 1244 25 2960
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–79 Wales 16 2 34 4 74
1971–74 Great Britain 6 0 3 0 6
1975 Wales tour 5+1 1 17 0 37
1974 GB tour 5+2 2 11 0 25
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1981–84 Cardiff City
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1977 Great Britain 4 2 0 2 50
1976–77 Wales 1 1 0 0 100
1982–85 Wales 2 0 0 2 0
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