Basil Watts

Basil Watts
Personal information
Full name Basil J. Watts
Born April→June 1926 (age 88–89)
York district, England
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1953–≥55 York
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953 England 1 1 0 0 1
1954–55 Great Britain 5 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Basil J. Watts (birth registered April→June 1926 (age 88–89)[1]) birth registered in York district, is an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for York, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Basil Watts won a cap for England while at York in 1953 against Other Nationalities,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at York in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and France, and in 1955 against New Zealand (World Cup 1954 4-caps).[3]

Basil Watts played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in all four of Great Britain's 1954 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain’s 16-12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954.

County Cup final appearances

Basil Watts played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in York's 8-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1957 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1957–58 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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