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Born | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | 31 May 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock, Hooker, Five-eighth, Fullback [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 3 May 2024 |
Connor Watson (born 31 May 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker and lock for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, and played for the Country Origin side.
Watson was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian descent. [3] At the age of five, [4] he moved to Avoca Beach.
He played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks and Kincumber Colts, before gaining a scholarship at Knox Grammar School and playing rugby union. [4] While playing rugby union, he spent part of his time playing rugby league with the South Eastern Seagulls. [4] He was then signed by the Sydney Roosters.
In 2015 and 2016, Watson played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team. [5] [6] In July 2015, he re-signed with the Sydney Roosters on a two-year contract. [7]
In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, Watson made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Penrith Panthers. [8] [9] In round 13 against the Wests Tigers, he scored his first NRL try. [10] In December, he extended his Roosters contract from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018. [11]
At the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines in February, Watson was named player of the tournament after the Roosters won the final. [12] On 7 May, Watson played for Country Origin against City Origin off the interchange bench in the 20–10 loss in Mudgee. [13] On 24 July, he signed a 3-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2018, after seeking a release from the final year of his Sydney Roosters contract. [14]
In round 1 of the 2018 season, Watson made his debut for Newcastle in their 19-18 golden point extra-time win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. [15] In round 2 against the Canberra Raiders, Watson scored his first try for the Newcastle club in their 30–28 win at Canberra Stadium. [16]
After suffering a number of ankle problems during Newcastle's 2020 NRL season, Watson suffered a ruptured achilles playing against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Round 11, 18–12 loss, ending his season. [17]
After playing over 60 games for the Newcastle club, Watson chose to knock back a contract extension and instead signed a two-year contract to return to the Sydney Roosters in 2022. [18] [19] [20]
Watson played a total of 21 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2022 NRL season including the clubs elimination final loss to South Sydney. [21]
Watson was ruled out for the 2023 NRL season due to suffering a patellar tendon injury during Roosters training. [22]
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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2016 | Sydney Roosters | 16 | 5 | 20 |
2017 | 22 | 4 | 16 | |
2018 | Newcastle Knights | 15 | 7 | 28 |
2019 | 21 | 4 | 16 | |
2020 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
2021 | 25 | 2 | 8 | |
2022 | Sydney Roosters | 21 | 3 | 12 |
2023 | 0 | |||
Totals | 125 | 26 | 104 |
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