Nigel Watts

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

Nigel Watts
Personal information
Full nameNigel Kevin Watts
Born21 October 1919
Enmore, New South Wales
Died17 February 1995 (Age 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
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, New South Wales 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" 3/4/1944 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) 3/6/1946(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 20/2/1995
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