Evan William Watkins (third ¼ 1882 – 9 January 1956) was a Welsh

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1900s, and

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er who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South East Wales, south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the north and east; the Severn Estuary to the s ...

, and at club level for

Abertillery Abertillery (; ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach Valley, Ebbw Fach valley, and the Monmouthshire (historic), historic county of Monmouthshire. The surrounding lan ...

, and club level rugby league (RL) for

Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...

, as a . He also played

for

Playing career

Evan Watkins made his début for

on Saturday 8 February 1908, and he played his last match for Warrington on Friday 17 April 1908. He played

for Abertillery Town Cricket Club, Blaina Cricket Club, and

in the

Minor Counties Championship The NCCA 3 Day Championship or National County Championship is a season-long competition in England and Wales that is contested by the members of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA), the so-called national counties (previously ca ...

between 1909 and 1911, making 6 appearances.

Genealogical information

Evan Watkins' younger brother was the Olympic gymnast Edgar Watkins. Evan's marriage to Miriam (

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Davies) was registered during first ¼ 1914 in

Llandovery Llandovery (; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 road, A40 and A483 road, A483 roads, about north-east of Carmarthen, north of Swansea and w ...

district.

References

External links

Search for "Watkin" at rugbyleagueproject.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Watkins, Evan 1882 births 1956 deaths 20th-century Welsh sportsmen Abertillery RFC players Footballers who switched code Monmouthshire County RFC players Monmouthshire cricketers Rugby league players from Merthyr Tydfil Rugby league wingers Rugby union players from Merthyr Tydfil Warrington Wolves players Welsh cricketers Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players