David Watkinson
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Watkinson | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1979–≥88 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 173+7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| ≥1988–≥88 | Dewsbury | |||||
| Total | 180 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1979 | England | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979–86 | Great Britain | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yorkshire | ||||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
David Watkinson is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Heworth, Hull Kingston Rovers, and Dewsbury as a Hooker, i.e. number 9.
Playing career
International honours
David Watkinson won a cap for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against Wales (sub),[1] and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against Australia (sub), in 1980 against New Zealand, in 1981 against France, in 1984 against France, in 1985 against France, and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1986 against France (2 matches), and Australia (3 matches).[2]
County Cup final appearances
David Watkinson played Hooker in Hull Kingston Rovers' 12–29 defeat by Hull in the 1984 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull, on Saturday 27 October 1984, and played Hooker in the 22–18 victory over Castleford in the 1984 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1984–85 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, on Sunday 27 October 1985.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances
David Watkinson played Hooker in Hull Kingston Rovers' 26-11 victory over St. Helens in the 1977 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1977-78 season at Craven Park, Hull on Tuesday 13 December 1977.
John Player/John Player Special Trophy final appearances
David Watkinson played Hooker in Hull Kingston Rovers' 4-12 defeat by Hull in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982, played Hooker in the 12-0 victory over Hull in the 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 26 January 1985, and played Hooker in the 8-11 defeat by Wigan in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986.[3]
Testimonial match
David Watkinson's Testimonial match at Hull Kingston Rovers took place in 1988.
References
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1985–1986 John Player Special Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Maurice Bamford column