Marcus Watson (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 27 June 1991 | |||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kilograms (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||
| School | St George's College, Weybridge | |||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Anthony Watson (brother) | |||||||||||
| Rugby union career | ||||||||||||
| Current status | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||
| Current team | Newcastle Falcons | |||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||
| Amateur clubs | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | |||||||||||
| London Irish Amateur | ||||||||||||
| Professional / senior clubs | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | |||||||||
| 2009–2011 2011–2012 2015– |
London Irish Saracens Newcastle Falcons |
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| National team(s) | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | |||||||||
| 2010 | England U20 | |||||||||||
| Sevens national teams | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | ||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | England | |||||||||||
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Marcus Watson (born 27 June 1991) is an English rugby union player who plays at wing and fullback for Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership.
He attended St George's College, Weybridge in Surrey, as a full-back.
Club career
He started his career at London Irish, where he came through the club's academy. He only made six first team appearances before moving to Saracens in 2011.
Watson never made a competitive first team appearance for Saracens but did help them win the JP Morgan Premiership Sevens.
Marcus signed with Newcastle Falcons after three years with England Sevens in February 2015.[1]
International career
He played for England in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2010. Marcus played for England national rugby sevens team from 2012–2015. He was selected for Team GB's Rugby 7s squad to play at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 [2] in which GB won silver.[3]
References
- ↑ "Falcons move".
- ↑ "Marcus Watson, Ollie Lindsay-Hague confirmed for Team GB's Rugby 7s squad Rugby 7s to play at the Rio Olympics Games 2016.". www.premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Silver for GB as Fiji win sevens gold". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2016.