Murray Watts (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Murray Gordon Watts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 March 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Patea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray Gordon Watts (born 31 March 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Watts represented Manawatu and Taranaki at a provincial level, playing over 150 games for those two provinces. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1979 and 1980, appearing in 13 matches including five internationals. In all he scored seven tries for the All Blacks.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Murray Watts". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Patea
- People educated at Stratford High School, New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Taranaki
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1950s birth stubs