Ken Waters
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Full name | Kenneth Ivor Charles Waters | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cwmbran, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Ivor Charles Waters (born 9 October 1961) is a Welsh former rugby union international.[1]
Rugby union career
Born in Cwmbran, Waters played for Newbridge RFC and was an uncapped member of the 1991 Wales rugby union tour of Australia. His only international cap came at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, as the starting hooker in Wales' opening pool match against Western Samoa, in which they suffered an unexpected loss. He lost his place to Garin Jenkins and spent the rest of the tournament on the bench.[2]
Personal life
Waters is a former officer with Gwent Police.
In 2017, Waters was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Orders, Mark (7 April 2023). "The players who came from nowhere to feature for Wales in the World Cup". WalesOnline.
- ^ Parfitt, Delme (14 February 2014). "Did you know they played for Wales? Meet the Welsh XV you've most likely forgotten about". WalesOnline.
- ^ Howell, Andy (6 December 2018). "Wales international reveals he's got Motor Neurone Disease". WalesOnline.
External links
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- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Cwmbran
- Rugby union hookers
- Newbridge RFC players
- People with motor neuron disease
- 1991 Rugby World Cup players
- Welsh police officers