David Watkinson

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David Watkinson
Personal information
Full nameDavid Watkinson
Born (1954-01-15) 15 January 1954 (age 67)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1977–≥89 Hull Kingston Rovers 314+15 13 0 3 48
≥1988–≥88 Dewsbury
Total 329 13 0 3 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
1979–79 England 1 0 0 0 0
1979–86 Great Britain 13 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3]

David Watkinson (birth unknown) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Heworth, Hull Kingston Rovers and Dewsbury as a hooker, i.e. number 9.[1]

Playing career[]

Honours[]

Great Britain Lions Tourist - 1979

Great Britain Captain - 1986

England International - 1979

Yorkshire Cap - 1980 & 1985

Rugby League Championship Winner - 1979, 1984, 1985

Rugby League Challenge Cup Winner - 1980

John Player Trophy Winner - 1985

Premiership Trophy Winner - 1981

BBC Floodlit Trophy Winner - 1977

Yorkshire Cup Winner - 1985

Hull KR Player Of The Season - 1982/83

International Honours[]

David Watkinson won a cap for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against Wales (sub),[2] 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 as captain in 1986 against France (2 matches), and the 1986 Kangaroo Tourists (3 matches).[3]

Yorkshire Representative[]

County Honours[]

Watkinson played hooker, i.e. number 9, for Yorkshire v Lancashire in their 26-10 victory in the 1985 'War Of The Roses' Fixture.

1982 Kangaroo Tour[]

Watkinson was sent off playing for Hull Kingston Rovers against the 1982 Australian Tourists in October 1982.

1983 Queensland Tour[]

Watkinson played in the famous 8-6 victory over Queensland as they toured Papua New Guinea and England during the 1983–84 Rugby Football League season

Rugby League Championship[]

Watkinson played in Hull Kingston Rovers Championship winning teams of the 1978–79 season 1983–84 season and 1984–85 season

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

David Watkinson played hooker in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10-5 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1979–80 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000.

He played hooker in the 9-18 defeat by Widnes in the 1980–81 Challenge Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981, in front of a crowd of 92,496.

He played hooker in the 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1985-86 Challenge Cup Final during the 1985-86 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134

County Cup Final appearances[]

David Watkinson played hooker in Hull Kingston Rovers' 12–29 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1984–85 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull, on Saturday 27 October 1984.

He played hooker and captained Hull Kingston Rovers in the 22–18 victory over Castleford in the 1985-86 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1985-86 season at Headingley Rugby 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 F.C. in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982.

He played hooker and captained Hull Kingston Rovers in their 12-0 victory over Hull F.C. 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.

He played hooker and captained Hull Kingston Rovers 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.[4]

Testimonial match[]

David Watkinson's Testimonial match at Hull Kingston Rovers took place in 1988.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "1985–1986 John Player Special Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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