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Birth Name: Marcus China Watson<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Hillingdon, London, England, U.K.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: 27 June, 1991<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – English
\n*mother<\/em> – Igbo Nigerian<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcus Watson is a British rugby union player. A wing and fullback, he played for London Irish, Saracens, Newcastle Falcons, Wasps, and Benetton, and for the England national team; as well as for the England national sevens team and the Great Britain national sevens team.<\/p>\n

He is the son of Viv and Duncan Watson. His father is English. His mother is Nigerian. His brother is rugby union player Anthony Watson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marcus’s paternal grandfather was named Ken Watson.<\/p>\n

Marcus’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Onwu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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