About Billy Watkins
Lived 1933 – 2013 (aged 79–80). Billy Watkins was a rugby union player.
William Raymond Watkins (22 March 1933 – 19 May 2013) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Newbridge, Watkins began playing senior rugby for hometown club Newbridge RFC as a 15-year old.
Watkins, a scrum-half, joined Newport in the 1957–58 season and won a Wales cap during the 1959 Five Nations, picked as a half-back partner to club teammate Malcolm Thomas against France at Colombes.
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Who was Billy Watkins?
rugby player
When was Billy Watkins born?
Billy Watkins was born in 1933.
When did Billy Watkins die?
Billy Watkins died in 2013.
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Billy Watkins was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: Billy Watkins (rugby union, born 1933)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Billy Watkins. https://biography.guide/billy-watkins/
MLA: "Billy Watkins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/billy-watkins/.
Chicago: "Billy Watkins." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/billy-watkins/.
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