Russell Watt

Russell Watt
Birth name	James Russell Watt
Date of birth	29 December 1935
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	25 June 2022 (aged 86)
Place of death	Silverstream, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
School	Otago Boys' High School
Spouse	Betty Thorner
Occupation(s)	Bank officer
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing three-quarter
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1955–1956; 1957; 1958–1964	Otago; Southland; Wellington
International career
Years	Team
1957–1962	New Zealand

James Russell Watt (29 December 1935 – 25 June 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Watt represented Otago, Southland, and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1957 and 1962. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals, scoring 114 points in all.^[1]

On 30 April 1960, Watt became engaged to Betty Thorner,^[2] and the couple later married.^[3]

Watt died on 25 June 2022 in Silverstream, at the age of 86.^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ Knight, Lindsay. "Russell Watt". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ "Engagement Party". Upper Hutt Leader. 5 May 1960.
^ Williams, Colin (12 October 2011). "City honours sporting legends". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "All Black No 584 Russell Watt, a winger with a nose for tries, dies aged 86". Stuff. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "James Watt obituary". The Dominion Post. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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[1] Knight, Lindsay. "Russell Watt". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

[2] "Engagement Party". Upper Hutt Leader. 5 May 1960.

[3] Williams, Colin (12 October 2011). "City honours sporting legends". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

[4] "All Black No 584 Russell Watt, a winger with a nose for tries, dies aged 86". Stuff. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[5] "James Watt obituary". The Dominion Post. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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