Billy Watkins (rugby)

For other people with the same name, see William Watkins.

Billy Watkins
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Watkins
Bornc. 1910
DiedJanuary 1972 (aged 61)[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cross Keys RFC
Rugby league
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1931–46 Salford 435 14 0 0 42
1940–41 →Oldham RLFC (guest) 1 0 1 0 2
1946–48 Belle Vue Rangers
Total 436 14 1 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932–36 Wales 6 0 0 0 0
1933–37 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

William Watkins (c. 1910 – January 1972) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Salford and wartime-guest at Oldham RLFC, as a scrum-half.[3]

  1. ^ "Billy Watkins". The Guardian. London. 7 January 1972. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.