Wales to pay respects to WatkinsWales will wear black armbands for their IRB Rugby World Cup match against Canada on Sunday as a mark of respect to Sir Tasker Watkins, who died on Saturday night.
There will also be a moment's silence prior to the match.
Watkins was the Honorary Life Vice President of the Welsh Rugby Union. From 1993 to 2004 he was the President of the Welsh Rugby Union.
A distinguished former High Court Judge, Watkins won the Victoria Cross in 1944 for his bravery whilst serving with the Welch Regiment in Normandy, France.
More information on Sir Tasker Watkins:
Sir Tasker Watkins VC GBE (born November 18, 1918), is a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He is a former Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice, and was President of the Welsh Rugby Union from 1993 to 2004.
Sir Tasker Watkins was appointed as Honorary Life Vice Patron of the WRU following his decision to stand down from the post of WRU President after an 11 year service in August 2004, at the age of nearly 86.
His 11 years make him the second longest-serving President in the 123 year history of the WRU, and the post of Honorary Life Vice Patron was offered by the WRU Board of Directors in recognition of his outstanding service to Welsh rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union.
Watkins was awarded the IRB Chairmans' Award for his services to the Game in 2005.
Watkins was born in the small town of Nelson, Caerphilly, and educated at Pontypridd Grammar School.
He was 25 years old, and a lieutenant in the 1/5th battalion, The Welch Regiment, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 16 August 1944 at Barfour, Normandy, France, Lieutenant Watkins' company came under murderous machine-gun fire while advancing through corn fields set with booby traps. The only officer left, Lieutenant Watkins led a bayonet charge with his 30 remaining men against 50 enemy infantry, practically wiping them out. Finally, at dusk, separated from the rest of the battalion, he ordered his men to scatter and after he had personally charged and silenced an enemy machine-gun post, he brought them back to safety. His superb leadership not only saved his men, but decisively influenced the course of the battle.
He is a living recipient of the VC. He later achieved the rank of major, and on leaving the army, became a barrister at the Middle Temple. He became a High Court judge in 1971, the same year in which he was knighted. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal and became a Privy Counsellor in 1980.
His Victoria Cross is on display in the Welch Regiment Museum located in Cardiff Castle.
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