Bruce Watt | |
Birth Name: | Bruce Alexander Watt |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1939 |
Birth Place: | Marton, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand |
Position: | First five-eighth |
Height: | 1.720NaN0 |
Weight: | 76kg (168lb) |
Repteam1: | New Zealand Juniors |
Repyears1: | 1959 |
Repyears2: | 1962–64 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Repcaps2: | 8 |
Reppoints2: | 9 |
Provinceyears1: | 1957–58 |
Provinceyears2: | 1959–68 |
Provinceapps2: | 117 |
School: | Wanganui Technical College |
Bruce Alexander Watt (12 March 1939 – 15 July 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Watt represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1962 to 1964. He played 29 matches for the All Blacks including eight internationals.[1] He later coached extensively among regional junior teams. He was also a cricketer who played Hawke Cup cricket for Rangitikei.[2]
Watt died in Tawa on 15 July 2021.[2] [3]