Player – CARDIFF RFC

Ian Watkins - Hooker

Cardiff

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Height	178
Weight	87
Date Of Birth	10/03/1962
Place Of Birth	Ebbw Vale
Education	Ebbw Vale Senior Comprehensive School, Glyncoed Comprehensive School
Clubs	Swansea, Cardiff, Ebbw Vale
Honours	Wales, Wales B
Invitational	Barbarians

Ian Watkins was educated at Glyncoed and Ebbw Vale Comprehensive Schools where he played rugby at scrum half and centre. His career began with Ebbw Vale Youth and he progressed to the senior side where he changed his position to hooker. Ian was capped 10 times for Wales between 1988 and 1999 making his debut at Twickenham against England and it was his performances with the national side that prompted the move to Cardiff for the 1989 – 90 season. During the next three seasons at the Arms Park he played 64 games and scored 16 tries. He also represented Crawshays Welsh XV, Monmouthshire and the Barbarians.

PLAYER FOR				P	W	D	L	TRY	CON	PEN	DG	PTS
Wales				10	4	0	6	1	0	0	0	4
TOTAL				10	4	0	6	1	0	0	0	4

TEAM	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PTS
Newport	24	21	0	3	845	446	104
Llandovery	22	20	0	2	717	355	95
Ebbw Vale	23	17	0	6	708	433	85
Cardiff	24	15	1	8	731	536	78
Pontypridd	24	12	1	11	544	572	63
Pontypool	21	13	0	8	549	485	61
Merthyr	21	11	0	10	535	569	56
Aberavon	23	8	0	15	507	652	47
Bridgend Ravens	22	8	0	14	463	667	42
Swansea	21	6	0	15	427	589	36
Carmarthen Quins	22	5	0	17	469	666	33
RGC 1404	21	5	0	16	424	579	30
Neath	22	3	0	19	379	749	20