Basil Watts

Career

International honours County Cup final appearances Basil Watts played Left-second-row, id est (that is) number 11, in York"s 8-15 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1957 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1957-1958 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 19 October 1957. Club career Basil Watts made his début for York on Saturday 8 October 1949, and played last match on Saturday 6 May 1961. The first seven players to be inducted in to the York Rugby League Hall of Fame during March 2013 were.

Geoffrey Pryce, Gary Smith, Vic Yorke, Norman Fender, Willie Hargreaves, Basil Watts, and Edgar Dawson.

Achievements

• Basil Watts won a cap for England while at York in 1953 against Other Nationalities, and won caps for Great Britain while at York in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and France, and in 1955 against New Zealand (World Cup 1954 4-caps). Basil Watts played Left-second-row, id est (that is) number 11, in all four of Great Britain"s 1954 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain’s 16-12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954.