Ken Waters

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| full_name = Kenneth Ivor Charles Waters

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cwmbran, Wales

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| position = Hooker

| repyears1 = 1991

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Wales}}

| repcaps1 = 1

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Kenneth Ivor Charles Waters (born 9 October 1961) is a Welsh former rugby union international player.{{cite news |last1=Orders |first1=Mark |title=The players who came from nowhere to feature for Wales in the World Cup |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/players-who-came-nowhere-feature-26655862 |work=WalesOnline |date=7 April 2023 |language=en}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Parfitt |first1=Delme |title=Did you know they played for Wales? Meet the Welsh XV you've most likely forgotten about |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/you-know-played-wales-meet-6711724 |work=WalesOnline |date=14 February 2014 |language=en}}

Personal life

Waters is a former officer with Gwent Police.

In 2017, Waters was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Andy |title=Wales international reveals he's got Motor Neurone Disease |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-rugby-world-cup-player-15509612 |work=WalesOnline |date=6 December 2018 |language=en}}