Anthony Watson (rugby union)

Anthony Watson

Birth name	Anthony Watson
Date of birth	(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Ashford, Surrey, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
School	St George's College, Weybridge
University	Northumbria University, Newcastle BA (Hons) University of Bath, Bath MBA
Notable relative(s)	Marcus Watson (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback Current team Bath Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2013 2013– London Irish Bath 22 112 (20) (140) Correct as of 13 November 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2013 2014– 2017, 2021 England U20 England British & Irish Lions 21 51 4 (125) (110) (0) Correct as of 6 May 2021

Anthony Watson (born 26 February 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays wing or full-back for Bath Rugby in Premiership Rugby and since 2014 has been a regular player for the England national team, starting the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final and winning over 50 caps. Watson toured with the British & Irish Lions in 2017 and 2021, playing tests in both years.

Personal life[]

He attended St George's College, Weybridge in Surrey, where he was vice-captain of the rugby team.^{[citation needed]} His brother is Wasps winger Marcus Watson.

Club career[]

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He made his debut against Newcastle Falcons and became the youngest player ever to appear for his first club, London Irish in a Premiership match. He scored his first tries for the club in their victory over Stade Montois on 20 October 2012.^[1]

On 25 April 2013, it was announced that Watson was to move with fellow London Irish academy product David Sisi to Bath next season.^[2] On 9 September 2014, he signed a new deal with Bath to keep him at the club until 2017.

International career[]

England Rugby[]

Watson played for England in the 2011 under 20s 6 Nations Championship at the age of 17. He finished as the tournament's second top try scorer behind London Irish team mate, Marland Yarde, where the two formed a lethal combination in the England back three.^{[citation needed]}

At the age of just 19, after a string of impressive performances for Bath at full-back, Watson was called into the England squad to train with them before their autumn international against Argentina on 9 November 2013.^[3] On 9 January 2014, Watson was named in England's 35 man squad for the 2014 Six Nations competition after his impressive performances for Bath Rugby this season.

Watson made his England debut in a non-cap friendly against the Crusaders as part of their tour against New Zealand.^[4] On 8 November 2014, Watson made his official test debut for England, from the bench, losing to New Zealand 21-24 as part of their 2014 Autumn Internationals.^[5]

Watson was named in Stuart Lancaster's 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was picked to start in all four of England's games, scoring three tries in total as the hosts crashed out in the group stages.^[6]

In the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, Watson scored the final try as England beat Australia by 40-16.^[7]

British & Irish Lions[]

Watson was named as one of the 41 British & Irish Lions to tour New Zealand in summer 2017.^[8] He started in all three tests and was one of the stars of the tour.

Watson was also named as one of the 37 British & Irish Lions to tour South Africa in summer 2021.^[9]

International tries[]

As of 28 February 2021 ^[10]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Wales	Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Stadium	2015 Six Nations	6 February 2015	Win	21 – 16 [11]
2	France	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2015 Six Nations	23 March 2015	Win	55 – 35 [12]
3	France	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2015 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up	15 August 2015	Win	19 – 14 [13]
4
5	Ireland	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2015 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up	5 September 2015	Win	21 – 13 [14]
6	Australia	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2015 Rugby World Cup	3 October 2015	Loss	13 – 33 [15]
7	Uruguay	Manchester, England	City of Manchester Stadium	2015 Rugby World Cup	10 October 2015	Win	60 – 3
8
9	Ireland	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2016 Six Nations	27 February 2016	Win	21 – 10
10	Wales	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2016 Six Nations	12 March 2016	Win	25 – 21
11	France	Paris, France	Stade de France	2016 Six Nations	19 March 2016	Win	31 – 21
12	Wales	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2016 Summer Tour Warm-Up	29 May 2016	Win	27 – 13
13	Scotland	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2017 Six Nations	11 March 2017	Win	61 – 21
14	Italy	Rome, Italy	Stadio Olimpico	2018 Six Nations	4 February 2018	Win	46 – 15
15
16	Italy	Newcastle, England	St James' Park	2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up	6 September 2019	Win	37 – 0
17	Australia	Ōita, Japan	Ōita Bank Dome	2019 Rugby World Cup	19 October 2019	Win	40 – 16
18	Wales	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2020 Six Nations	7 March 2020	Win	33 – 30
19	Italy	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2021 Six Nations	13 February 2021	Win	41 – 18
20
21	Wales	Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Stadium	2021 Six Nations	27 February 2021	Loss	24 – 40
22	France	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2021 Six Nations	13 March 2021	Win	23 – 20

References[]

External links[]

• RFU profile
• Bath Rugby profile
• Anthony Watson at ESPNscrum