Nigel Watts

Nigel Kevin Watts (21 October 1919 – February 17, 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.[2]

Nigel Watts
Personal information
Full nameNigel Kevin Watts
Born(1919-10-21)21 October 1919
Enmore, New South Wales, Australia
Died17 February 1995(1995-02-17) (aged 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1944–45 St. George 14 1 10 0 23
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946 NSW Country 1 0 1 0 2
As of 7 August 2019
Source: [1]

Playing career

Watts was a schoolboy rugby union start from St. Josephs College, who went on to star for the Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union club before embarking on a brief rugby league career at St. George during World War II.[3] As he had never played Rugby League before, the residential-rule did not apply to Watts, who was a resident of Bondi at the time. Watts was in the Australian Army during his time at the Saints,[4] although after he was discharged from the Army, he moved to a captain/coach role in the Illawarra competition in 1946. He represented a combined South Coast Division representative team that defeated the touring Great Britain national rugby league team 15–12 at Wollongong, New South Wales on 2 June 1946.[5]

Death

Watts died in Sydney on 17 February 1995[6]

References
  1. "Noel Watts – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
  3. DAILY TELEGRAPH (Sydney) "Watts succeeds at R.L. Trial with St. GEORGE" 3 April 1944 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248898100?searchTerm=%22nigel%20watts%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1944
  4. WW2 Nominal Roll(Nigel Watts) http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=374303
  5. Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 3 June 1946(Country Team Shock Win Over Englishmen) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248504218?searchTerm=%22nigel%20watts%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1946
  6. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Death Notice 20 February 1995
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