David Roberts | |
Full Name: | David Edward Arfon Roberts |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1909 |
Birth Place: | Llanelly, Wales |
Death Place: | Derwen Fawr, Wales |
Position: | Scrum-half |
Repyears1: | 1930 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
David Edward Arfon Roberts (23 January 1909 — 16 November 1995) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Raised in Felinfoe, Roberts attended the nearby Llanelli Grammar School and finished his secondary schooling at Llandovery College, having obtained a scholarship.[1] He played varsity rugby during his studies at the University of Oxford and graduated in 1931 with an honours degree, before pursuing a teaching career.[2]
Roberts played rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers and London Welsh through his work postings. His solitary Wales cap came as a scrum-half against England at Cardiff in the 1930 Five Nations.[3]
During World War II, Roberts served as an officer in the Royal Artillery.[1]
Roberts was later employed by the Schools Inspectorate and lived his later years around Swansea.[1]