{{short description|Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer, and cricketer}} {{distinguish|Evan Watkin}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Evan Watkins |fullname = Evan William Watkins |nickname = |image = |image_size = |caption = |country = |position = {{rlp|WG}} |birth_date = third ¼ 1882 |birth_place = Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |death_date = 9 January 1956 (aged 73) |death_place = Cardiff, Wales |height = |weight = |club1 = Warrington |year1start = 1908 |year1end = |appearances1 = 9 |tries1 = 5 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 15 |first=RU |ru_position = |ru_club1 = Abertillery RFC |ru_year1start = |ru_year1end = |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |ru_club2 = {{nowrap|Monmouthshire County RFC}} |ru_year2start = |ru_year2end = |ru_appearances2 = |ru_tries2 = |ru_goals2 = |ru_fieldgoals2 = |ru_points2 = |updated = |source = <!--<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/evan-watkins/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>--> |new = yes | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = | mother = | spouse = | education = | alma_mater = | relatives = Edgar Watkins (brother) }} }}
'''Evan William Watkins''' (third ¼ 1882<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=RBQZoET3HYQJaA9Zp66QEQ&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> – 9 January 1956<ref name="Death details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=K3USMGQOSc94zTPFmz6rSQ&scan=1|title=Death details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and cricketer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Monmouthshire, and at club level for Abertillery, and club level rugby league (RL) for Warrington, as a {{rlp|wg}}. He also played cricket for Monmouthshire.
==Playing career== Evan Watkins made his début for Warrington on Saturday 8 February 1908, and he played his last match for Warrington on Friday 17 April 1908.<ref name="Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/results.asp?code=975|title=Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk|publisher=wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> He played cricket for Abertillery Town Cricket Club, Blaina Cricket Club, and Monmouthshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1909 and 1911, making 6 appearances.<ref name="Statistics at cricketarchive.com">{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/104/104595/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107223339/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/104/104595/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Statistics at cricketarchive.com|publisher=cricketarchive.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== Evan Watkins' younger brother was the Olympic gymnast Edgar Watkins.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4187569/4187573/98/|title=Wales's Champion Gymnast - E. L. Watkins, Abertillery|newspaper=Evening Express, via National Library of Wales|date=21 March 1908|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=watkin Search for "Watkin" at rugbyleagueproject.org]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Watkins, Evan}} Category:1882 births Category:1956 deaths Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen Category:Abertillery RFC players Category:Footballers who switched code Category:Monmouthshire County RFC players Category:Monmouthshire cricketers Category:Rugby league players from Merthyr Tydfil Category:Rugby league wingers Category:Rugby union players from Merthyr Tydfil Category:Warrington Wolves players Category:Welsh cricketers Category:Welsh rugby league players Category:Welsh rugby union players