Connor Watson

Connor Watson
Personal information
Born (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Fullback, Hooker[1]

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Sydney Roosters 38 9 0 0 36
2018– Newcastle Knights 15 7 0 0 28
Total 53 16 0 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Country NSW 1 0 0 0 0
As of 9 March 2018
Source: [2]

Connor Watson (born 31 May 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at five-eighth, fullback and hooker. Watson is a Country Origin representative. Watson previously played for the Sydney Roosters.

Early life

Born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Watson is of Indigenous Australian descent.[3] At the age of five,[4] he moved to Avoca Beach, New South Wales. He played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks and Kincumber Colts, before gaining a scholarship at Knox Grammar School and playing rugby union.[4] While playing rugby union, he spent part of his time playing rugby league with the South Eastern Seagulls.[4] He was then signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Watson played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[5][6] In July 2015, he re-signed with the Roosters on a 2-year contract.[7]

2016

In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, Watson made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Penrith Panthers.[8][9] In round 13 against the Wests Tigers, he scored his first NRL try.[10] In December, he extended his Roosters contract from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018.[11]

2017

At the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines in February, Watson was named player of the tournament after the Roosters won the final.[12] On 7 May, Watson played for Country Origin against City Origin off the interchange bench in the 20-10 loss in Mudgee.[13] On 24 July, he signed a 3-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2018, after seeking a release from the final year of his Roosters contract.[14]

2018

In round 1 of the 2018 season, Watson made his debut for the Knights in their 19-18 golden point extra-time win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[15] In round 2 against the Canberra Raiders, Watson scored his first try for the Knights in their 30-28 win at Canberra Stadium.[16]

References

  1. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Connor Watson". Roosters. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Connor Watson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  3. ↑ NRL. "Connor Watson". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. 1 2 3 "Connor Watson a star on the rise". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  5. ↑ "W". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  6. ↑ NRL. "NYC Team Talk | Round 1". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  7. ↑ Published by Rocco Luca (2015-07-18). "Roosters Find Next Wing". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Updated team lists: Roosters v Panthers". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  9. ↑ NRL. "NRL Late Mail | Round 7". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  10. ↑ "Roosters down Tigers in big wet". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  11. ↑ Roosters.com.au (2016-06-05). "Connor Watson extends with Roosters". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  12. ↑ "Connor Watson stars as Roosters roar to 2017 Auckland Nines success". Heraldsun.com.au. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  13. ↑ "City down Country 20-10 in final version of annual rugby league fixture". www.couriermail.com.au.
  14. ↑ "Connor Watson to join Knights". Zero Tackle. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  15. ↑ "Late mail: Knights v Manly". 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Mitchell Pearce, Kalyn Ponga lead Newcastle Knights to 30-28 win over Canberra Raiders". www.dailytelegraph.com.au.
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