Donald Watson | |
Birth Name: | James Donald Watson |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1872 |
Birth Place: | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England |
Death Place: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Forward |
Repyears1: | 1896 |
Repcaps1: | 0 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Province1: | Taranaki |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1894–99 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 23 |
Occupation: | Farmer |
James Donald Watson (10 August 1872 – 25 December 1958) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, Watson represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1896. He played one match for the All Blacks, against Queensland at Wellington.[1]
Following the death of Henry Butland in 1956, Watson was the oldest living All Black.