New Zealand rugby union player (1935–2022)
Rugby player
James Russell Watt (29 December 1935 – 25 June 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Watt represented Otago, Southland, and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1957 and 1962. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals, scoring 114 points in all.[1]
On 30 April 1960, Watt became engaged to Betty Thorner,[2] and the couple later married.[3]
Watt died on 25 June 2022 in Silverstream, at the age of 86.[4][5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Russell Watt.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Russell Watt". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Engagement Party". Upper Hutt Leader. 5 May 1960.
- ^ Williams, Colin (12 October 2011). "City honours sporting legends". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "All Black No 584 Russell Watt, a winger with a nose for tries, dies aged 86". Stuff. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "James Watt obituary". The Dominion Post. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
