Bruce Watt
Birth name | Bruce Alexander Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 March 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Marton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 July 2021 | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wanganui Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bruce Alexander Watt (12 March 1939 – 15 July 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Watt represented Wanganui and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1962 to 1964. He played 29 matches for the All Blacks including eight internationals.[1] He later coached extensively among regional junior teams. He was also a cricketer who played Hawke Cup cricket for Rangitikei.[2]
Watt died in Tawa on 15 July 2021.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Bruce Watt". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Bruce Watt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Bruce Watt death notice". The Press. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links[]
- Bruce Watt at Christchurch Football Club website
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Marton, New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Wanganui rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs