Anthony Watson
Anthony Watson was born in Ashford, England, United Kingdom on February 26th, 1994 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 30, Anthony Watson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Anthony Watson (born 26 February 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays either full or fullback for Bath Rugby in the English Premiership and England.
He was vice-captain of the rugby team at St George's College, Weybridge, Surrey.
Personal life
Watson was vice-captain of the rugby team at St George's College in Weybridge, Surrey. Marcus Watson, a former Wasps winger, is his brother.
Club career
Watson made his professional debut against Newcastle Falcons in September 2011 and became the youngest player to ever play for London in a Premiership match. In the team's victory over Stade Montois on October 20, 2012, he scored his first tries for the club.
Watson will return to Bath for the following season on April 25, 2013. In his first campaign with the club, he scored a try in the EPCR Challenge Cup final as Bath finished runners up to Northampton Saints at Cardiff Arms Park. Watson's Premiership final loss to Saracens was the first of the season.
Watson was signed by Leicester Tigers on May 12th. In a 518 loss to Saracens on October 1st 2022, he made his Leicester debut in a 51-18 loss.
International career
In the final round of the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship to win the tournament, Watson scored a try for the England U20 team. He was also a participant of the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. Watson was chosen for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship scoring a try in their semi-final victory over New Zealand and opening the final as England defeated Wales to become the world junior champions for the first time.
Watson was called into the senior England squad by coach Stuart Lancaster at the age of nineteen, following a string of good performances for Bath at full throttle, to train with them during their autumn international series in November 2013. He reservingly trained for the squad during the 2014 Six Nations Championship in January 2014, scoring a try for the England A team later that month against the Ireland Wolfhounds.
Watson was included in the senior squad for their New Zealand tour in 2014 and scored a goal on his England debut against Crusaders in a non-cap tour match. Watson made his official test debut for England on November 8, 2014, losing by a score to New Zealand 21-24 as part of the 2014 Autumn Internationals.
During the 2015 Six Nations, Watson scored his first tries for England against Wales and France. He was in the team for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and scored in warm-up matches against France and Ireland. He was selected to start all four of England's pool games at the tournament, scoring against Australia and Uruguay when the hosts failed to make it to the knockout phase.
Watson was handpicked by new coach Eddie Jones for the 2016 Six Nations Championship, with tries against Ireland and Wales. England defeated France and Germany in the final round, earning their first Grand Slam in over a decade. He also scored in the final round. He scored a try against Wales and then launched his campaign against Australia in all three seasons. Watson scored a try in the penultimate round of the 2017 Six Nations against Scotland and then began the tournament as England lost out on a landmark eighteen Test victories for the first time in a row.
Watson was in the team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and scored a try in a warm-up game against Italy at St James' Park. He scored his last tries of the quarter-finals against Australia and also participated in the semi-final victory over New Zealand. He got off to a good run in the final after England lost to South Africa to finish runners up.
Watson scored a try against Wales during the 2020 Six Nations Championships and then began the final round victory in Italy, which gave England the tournament's third round victory. England defeated France in extra time to lift the competition later this year, as he got to the final of the Autumn Nations Cup. During the 2021 Six Nations, Watson scored tries against Italy and Wales. On his fiftieth appearance for England, he scored a try against France later in the tournament.
Watson was named as one of the 41 British and Irish Lions players to tour New Zealand in 2017. As the series ended all square, he began in all three tests.
Watson was also chosen by coach Warren Gatland for the 2021 Lions tour of South Africa. He began with the first two tests, winning the first and losing the second. He was suspended for the final match, which culminated in the Lions losing the series by 2-1.