John Watkins
Full nameJohn Arthur Watkins
Date of birth (1945-11-28) 28 November 1945
Place of birthGloucester, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–75 England 7 (0)

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 386 senior appearances for Gloucester RFC, captaining the club to the 1977–78 John Player Cup title.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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