| John Watkins | |
| Full Name: | John Arthur Watkins |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Gloucester, England |
| School: | Linden Secondary School, Gloucester |
| Position: | Flanker |
| Repyears1: | 1972–75 |
| Repcaps1: | 7 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Gloucester RFC |
| Ru Clubyears: | 1969-1982 |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 389 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (430) |
John Arthur Watkins (born 28 November 1945) is an English former rugby union international.
Watkins was born in Gloucester and attended Linden Secondary Modern School.[1]
A flanker, Watkins was capped seven times for England in the early 1970s, which included overseas wins against the Springboks and All Blacks, the former playing as a makeshift tighthead prop.[2]
Watkins won three county championships with Gloucestershire and made 389 senior appearances for Gloucester RFC, captaining the club to the 1977–78 John Player Cup title.[1] [3]
In 2023, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Gloucester Rugby, John Watkins was inducted into the Gloucester Rugby Hall of Fame.[4]