Basil J. Watts (15 June 1926[4][5] – 31 December 2019), also known by the nickname of "Baz", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
[1] Watts was born in York on 15 June 1926 and attended the local Poppleton School.
[8] The following year he was selected for the Great Britain squad for the 1954 Rugby League World Cup when he played left-second-row in all four of Great Britain's 1954 World Cup matches, including the 16–12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954.
[6] His fifth and final Great Britain cap was on 12 November 1955 against New Zealand when he scored his only international try in the 27–12 victory.
[1] Watts was one of the first seven players to be inducted into the York Rugby League Hall of Fame during March 2013 along with; Geoff Pryce, Gary Smith, Vic Yorke, Norman Fender, Willie Hargreaves, and Edgar Dawson.