Dan Watchurst

Dan Watchurst
Birth name	Dan Watchurst
Date of birth	15 March 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
School	Colston's School; Bristol Cathedral Choir School; South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
University	UWIC
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	prop forward
Youth career
2008–2009	Newport Gwent Dragons
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2013	NG Dragons
	Correct as of 1 January 2010
National team(s)
Years	Team
2008; 2009–	Wales U18; Wales U20
	Correct as of 1 January 2010

Dan Watchurst (born 15 March 1990, Bristol) is a former Welsh rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons. He captained the Wales under-20 national team.

A prop forward, Watchurst previously played for Ebbw Vale RFC, Bedwas RFC, Pontypool RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons Under-20 regional team. He made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons senior team versus Sale Sharks on 6 November 2009.

On 22 December 2009, he was named in the Wales Under 20 Squad for the 2010 Under-20 Six Nations tournament.^[1] On 1 February 2010, Watchurst was named as captain for the first two matches of the tournament.^[2] In May 2010, he was named as Wales Under-20 captain for the Junior World Cup in Argentina in June 2010.^[3]

Watchurst retired from rugby at the end of the 2012–13 season due to recurring injury.

References[]

^ Wales Under 20 Squad
^ Watchurst Under 20's captain^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Junior World Cup

External links[]

Newport Gwent Dragons profile

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[1] Wales Under 20 Squad

[2] Watchurst Under 20's captain^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Junior World Cup

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