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Eddie Watkins
Date Of Birth02/03/1916
Place Of BirthCaerphilly
EducationCaerphilly Secondary School
ClubsWigan Warriors, Cardiff, Bedwas, Glamorgan Police
HonoursWales RL, Wales
Edward Verdun Watkins began his rugby at Bedwas before moving to Cardiff, playing 151 games for Cardiff between 1934 and 1939, scoring 10 tries. His international debut came in 1935 against the New Zealand All Blacks, the first of eight Union caps that he would win. In March 1939, at the end of the Home nations campaign he ‘went North’ joining the Wigan from where he won three caps with the Welsh Rugby League team.
Originally he served as a Policeman (stationed in Porth) and then he became a School teacher.
Eddie Watkins passed away in Caerphilly 1995 at the age of 79. 
PLAYER FOR P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
Wales 8 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 8 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
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