Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins retired from refereeing following a spat with the WRU over comments he made on twitter. He was handed a 12-week suspension by the Welsh Rugby Union following complaints made by Paddy O'Brien, the IRB Sevens manager. His sin? He queried a decision by the referee not to award a red card for what looked to be a serious tip tackle. Ironically, referees like Jonathan Kaplan now routinely pass unsanctioned comments on fellow ref's performances on Twitter.
All calculations based on games where game data has been entered into the database. For older games, data maybe unavailable.
Appearances
89
matches
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31
2
13
10
2
1
5
3
1
21
Percentage of Home Wins
73%
65
home wins
home wins
23
away wins
away wins
89
total games
total games
Average points per game
49
points
109
max points
11
min points
Average tries per game
5.45
tries per game
323
home tries
162
away tries
Penalty tries per game
0.12
penalty tries per game
6
against home team
5
against away team
Yellow cards per game
1.08
yellow cards per game
45
home yellow
51
away yellow
Red cards per game
0.02
red cards per game
0
home red
2
away red
Cards per game
1.10
cards per game
45
home cards
53
away cards
Records by team nationality
Teams who have been officiated by Hugh Watkins
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Games refereed per season
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Most cards in a game
Cardiff Rugby
20 - 18
Pontypridd
Harlequins
8 - 19
Ospreys
Biarritz Olympique
45 - 14
Edinburgh Rugby
Section Paloise
10 - 6
Connacht Rugby
Munster Rugby
15 - 9
Harlequins
