Jack Watkins

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Jack ‘Bluey’ Watkins was a rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby Leage(NSWRL) competition.


Australia rugby league player
Australia rugby league player

A lock forward Watkins was renown as a brilliant cover defender, he played in 7 test matches for his country in a career career that spanned 14 seasons.

After enlisting in the first world war, Watkins was chosen to play a series of matches for Australian Imperial Forces(AIF) against England.

Watkins, who played for just 1 club throughout his career,played in over 100 matches for the Eastern Suburbs side.