Dave Watson (rugby league)

Dave Watson

Personal information

Full name

David Thomas Watson

Born

24 May 1966 (age 50)

Playing information

Position

Fullback, Centre, Stand-off

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Waitara Bears (TRL)
	Manukau Magpies
1988–89	Whitehaven		1	0	0	4
1989–90	York		1	0	0	4
1990–91	Hull Kingston Rovers		13	0	0	52
1991–92	Halifax		16	0	0	64
1992–95	Bradford Northern		20	0	0	80
1994	Cronulla Sharks	9	0	0	0	0
1995	Sydney Tigers	2	0	0	0	0
1996	Gold Coast Chargers	16	6	0	0	24
1997	South Queensland Crushers	13	1	0	0	4
1998–99	Sheffield Eagles	50	4	0	0	16
2000	Workington Town	1	0	0	0	0
2001	Rochdale Hornets	1	1	0	0	4
	Total	27	57	0	0	228
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
198?–93	Taranaki
198?–91	Auckland
1986–90	New Zealand Māori
1989–93	New Zealand	15	6	0	0	24

Source: RLP

David Thomas Watson (born 24 May 1966) is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in the 1980s, and 1990s.

Watson began his career playing for the Waitara Bears in the Taranaki Rugby League before moving north and playing in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Watson joined the Manukau Magpies and in 1986 won the ARLs most improved back award.

In 1990 he signed with Hull Kingston Rovers for the 1990/91 season. He returned to England the next winter to play for the Halifax. In 1992 he began an association with Bradford Northern that lasted three seasons. Dave Watson played Fullback in Bradford Northern's 15-8 defeat by Wigan in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy Final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.

In 1993 Watson returned to Taranaki and played in the North Island Second Division. This made him eligible to participate in the Kiwi trials that year and he was selected for the series against Australia.

In 1994 Watson began playing in the Australian competition, spending time with the Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Tigers, Gold Coast Chargers and South Queensland Crushers.

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