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Anthony Watson won 56 caps for England and played on two British and Irish Lions tours

England wing Watson forced to retire due to injury

England wing Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds, his club Leicester Tigers said on Friday.

Rugby • 17 Jan

Watson suffered a calf injury in Saturday's defeat to Ireland

Another blow for England as Watson ruled out of RWC

England's troubled build-up to the World Cup continued with the news that Anthony Watson will miss the entire tournament because of a calf problem.

Rugby World Cup • 24 Aug 23

Anthony Watson is likely to miss the rest of the season

England hit with Watson and Cowan-Dickie injuries

England wing Anthony Watson looks set to miss the rest of the season after it was confirmed he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament.

Rugby • 19 Oct 21

Watson replaces Jonathan Joseph in the number 14 jersey

Updated Watson on the wing in only change for England

Anthony Watson returns to the wing in the only change made by England for Sunday's Autumn Nations Cup final against France at Twickenham.

Rugby • 04 Dec 20

Anthony Watson has scored 18 tries in 44 Tests for England

Watson to miss Georgia clash as Ireland visit looms

An ankle injury Anthony Watson has ruled out of England's Autumn Nations Cup opener against Georgia next weekend, with their meeting with Ireland also just a fortnight away.

Rugby • 07 Nov 20

Anthony Watson (L) will miss England's Six Nations clash with Ireland

England's Watson ruled out of Ireland clash

Anthony Watson's participation in the remainder of England's Guinness Six Nations campaign is uncertain after he was ruled out of the round three fixture against Ireland.

Rugby • 13 Feb 20

Watson also missed England's opening Six Nations match in Paris

England's Anthony Watson suffers injury setback

England's Anthony Watson will miss his side's Guinness Six Nations match against Scotland after suffering an injury setback

Rugby • 05 Feb 20

Romain Ntamack starts for France against England

Ntamack and Dupont start at half-back for France

France have retained Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont as their half-backs for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations opener against England in Paris.

Rugby • 30 Jan 20

Anthony Watson reckons about 20 games per season would be appropriate

England duo call for limit on rugby games per season

England and Bath wing Anthony Watson has called for players to be limited to just 20 matches per year for the sake of their well-being.

Rugby • 26 Aug 18

Anthony Watson (l) and Jonathan Joseph will not feature for England this November

Problems pile up for Eddie Jones as Bath duo ruled out

Already under pressure to deliver in November, Eddie Jones' task just got more difficult with news of an all too common problem - injured Bath players.

Rugby • 15 Aug 18

Anthony Watson leaves the field at Twickenham

Anthony Watson suffers season-ending Achilles injury

England and Bath winger Anthony Watson's season has been ended by an Achilles injury.

Rugby • 20 Mar 18

Sloppy Lions stutter to unconvincing opening win

It wasn't pretty, and far from convincing, but the Lions began their tour to the Land of the Long White Cloud with victory against a a spirited and game New Zealand Provincial Barbarians.

Rugby • 03 Jun 17

Eddie Jones has England unbeaten in 13 games

Jones quotes Donald Trump to inspire England

Eddie Jones believes using the same tactic of repetition that Donald Trump employs has played a key role in his bid to get England back to the top of world rugby.

Six Nations • 29 Jan 17

Anthony Watson (left) will make his first England start against South Africa

Watson to make England bow vs Springboks

England have named Anthony Watson on the right wing for Saturday's QBE International against South Africa in the only change to the team defeated by New Zealand.

Rugby • 13 Nov 14

Anthony Watson