Birth name | James Russell Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 December 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 June 2022 | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Silverstream, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Betty Thorner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Bank officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Russell Watt (29 December 1935 – 25 June 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Watt represented Otago, Southland, and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1957 and 1962. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals, scoring 114 points in all.[1]
On 30 April 1960, Watt became engaged to Betty Thorner,[2] and the couple later married.[3]
Watt died on 25 June 2022 in Silverstream, at the age of 86.[4][5]