| Full name | Matthew Jason Watkins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||
| School | Oakdale Comprehensive School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Centre, wing | ||
| current team | Unattached | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre, wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Newbridge Pontllanfraith |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1997–2002 2002–2003 2003–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 |
Newport Llanelli Llanelli Scarlets Gloucester Newport GD |
121 124 22 20 |
(170) (169) (10) (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–2006 | Wales | 18 | (0) |
Matthew Jason Watkins (born 2 September 1978 in Newport, Wales) is a former Wales international rugby union footballer who plays at centre. He is commonly known by the name Matthew J. Watkins, to avoid confusion with another Welsh rugby union player of the same name.
Watkins signed for Gloucester at the end of the 2007–08 season, mid-way through a three-year contract with the Llanelli Scarlets.[1]
On 3 August 2009, it was confirmed that Watkins would return to Wales and to the club where his professional rugby career began, Rodney Parade with Newport Gwent Dragons on a two-year contract.[2] He was released at the end of the 2010-11 season.