Emlyn Watkins
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| Full name | Emlyn Watkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1904 Blaina, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1978 (aged 73) Walsall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emlyn Watkins (21 September 1904 – 15 May 1978) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Blaina RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[3][4]
Background
Watkins was born in Blaina, Wales, and he died in Walsall.
International honours
Emlyn Watkins won caps for Wales (RU) while at Blaina RFC in 1926 against Scotland, Ireland, and France,[1][2] and won cap(s) for Wales (RL) while at Leeds 1926(1927) 3(1)-caps.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.