About Basil Watts
Lived 1926 – 2019 (aged 92–93). Basil Watts was a British rugby league player.
Basil J. Watts (15 June 1926 He joined the army in 1944 and took up rugby league after being released in 1948, joining York in 1949.
Watts played in a single major final when he played left- in York's 8–15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1957–58 Yorkshire Cup Final Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957.
International honours Basil Watts won a cap for England in November 1953 against Other Nationalities. The following year he was selected for the Great Britain squad for the 1954 Rugby League World Cup when he played left- in all four of Great Britain's 1954 World Cup matches, including the 16–12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954.
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Who was Basil Watts?
English rugby league footballer
When was Basil Watts born?
Basil Watts was born in 1926 in York.
When did Basil Watts die?
Basil Watts died on 31 December 2019.
What was Basil Watts's occupation?
Basil Watts was a rugby league player.
What nationality was Basil Watts?
Basil Watts was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Basil Watts. https://biography.guide/basil-watts/
MLA: "Basil Watts." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/basil-watts/.
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