He won just a single game for Wales when he was selected for the first Welsh rugby international.
[2] While at Exeter College, he represented the Oxford University team, and in 1879 he was awarded a sporting Blue.
In 1881, Newport Athletic secretary and sporting entrepreneur Richard Mullock, organised a fixture between the England rugby union team and a Welsh XV.
Watkins was one of four players who represented Cardiff to be selected for the team, alongside B.
The game was a one-sided affair, with England humiliating Wales in an 8-goal victory.