Dan Watchurst | |
Birth Name: | Dan Watchurst |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1990 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
Height: | 186cm (73inches) |
Weight: | 118kg (260lb) |
School: | Colston's School Bristol Cathedral Choir School South Gloucestershire and Stroud College |
University: | UWIC |
Ru Position: | prop forward |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
Youthclubs1: | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Ru Clubyears: | 2009–2013 |
Ru Proclubs: | NG Dragons |
Ru Clubcaps: | 2 |
Ru Clubpoints: | 2 (0) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 1 January 2010 |
Super14years: | |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2008 2009– |
Ru Nationalteam: | Wales U18 Wales U20 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 1 January 2010 |
Repsevensyears1: |
Dan Watchurst (born 15 March 1990, Bristol) is a former Welsh rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons. He captained the Wales under-20 national team.
A prop forward, Watchurst previously played for Ebbw Vale RFC, Bedwas RFC, Pontypool RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons Under-20 regional team. He made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons senior team versus Sale Sharks on 6 November 2009.
On 22 December 2009, he was named in the Wales Under 20 Squad for the 2010 Under-20 Six Nations tournament.[1] On 1 February 2010, Watchurst was named as captain for the first two matches of the tournament.[2] In May 2010, he was named as Wales Under-20 captain for the Junior World Cup in Argentina in June 2010.[3]
Watchurst retired from rugby at the end of the 2012–13 season due to recurring injury.