Dan Watchurst
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| Full name | Dan Watchurst | ||||||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1990 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||
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Colston's School Bristol Cathedral Choir School South Gloucestershire and Stroud College | ||||||
| University | UWIC | ||||||
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* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 1 January 2010. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 1 January 2010. | |||||||
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.