John Watkins (rugby union)

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.

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.

Watkins won three county championships with Gloucestershire and made 386 senior appearances for Gloucester RFC, captaining the club to the 1977–78 John Player Cup title.