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Stuart Watkins - Wing

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Stuart Watkins
Height188
Weight81
Date Of Birth05/06/1941
Place Of BirthNewport
EducationCaerleon Secondary Modern School
ClubsCardiff, Newport, Cross Keys
HonoursWales, British and Irish Lions
InvitationalBarbarians, Crawshays
Stuart Watkins was born in Newport in 1941 and started his first class career with Cross keys. Having played 137 games for the club between 1959 and 1963 and scoring 71 tries he joined Newport. In a six year stay at Rodney Parade he played 162 games and scored 115 tries for the club. His move to Cardiff came in 1969 and bu the time he left the club in 1972 he had made 34 appearances and scored 17 tries, also appearing in 23 games for the Athletic XV. His first Welsh cap was in 1964 against Scotland, and he went on to win 26 Welsh Caps as well as appear in seven games for the Barbarians. and 13 games for the 1966 British Lions on their tour to Australia and New Zealand.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1969-1970 14 8 3 3 10 0 0 0 30
1970-1971 14 9 2 3 5 0 0 0 15
1971-1972 5 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 8
TOTAL 33 21 5 7 17 0 0 0 53
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Cardiff 18 13 0 5 619 426 79
Ebbw Vale 18 13 0 5 592 370 77
Newport 18 11 0 7 581 415 65
Llandovery 18 11 0 7 514 483 63
RGC 1404 18 8 0 10 578 531 54
Swansea 18 9 1 8 457 489 53
Carmarthen Quins 18 9 1 8 370 415 49
Aberavon 18 6 0 12 427 625 33
Bridgend Ravens 18 4 2 12 416 646 31
Pontypool 18 4 0 14 399 553 27