Birth name | Dan Watchurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Colston's School Bristol Cathedral Choir School South Gloucestershire and Stroud College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | UWIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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