Henry Roberts (rugby union) explained

Henry Roberts

Birth Date:

1862

Birth Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Death Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Ru Position:

Halfback

Ru Nationalyears:

1884

Ru Nationalcaps:

Ru Nationalpoints:

(0)

Ru Province:

Wellington
Canterbury

Ru Provinceyears:

1883–89
1887–88

Module:

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Club1:	Wellington
Year1:	1882/83–1889/90
Type1:	FC
Debutdate1:	24 March
Debutyear1:	1883
Debutfor1:	Wellington
Debutagainst1:	Nelson
Lastdate1:	21 February
Lastyear1:	1890
Lastfor1:	Wellington
Lastagainst1:	New South Wales
Columns:	1
Column1:	First-class
Matches1:	12
Runs1:	213
Bat Avg1:	9.68
100S/50S1:	0/0
Top Score1:	42
Deliveries1:	403
Wickets1:	13
Bowl Avg1:	13.15
Fivefor1:	0
Tenfor1:	0
Best Bowling1:	3/22
Catches/Stumpings1:	4/–
Date:	17 September
Year:	2014
Source:	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22769/22769.html CricketArchive

Henry Roberts (1862 – 1 January 1949) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Roberts represented Wellington and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the first New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1884. He played seven matches for the All Blacks, none of them internationals. His son Teddy, also a halfback, was a member of the All Blacks in 1913, making them the team's first father–son representatives.^[1]

Following the death of James O'Donnell in 1942, Roberts held the distinction of being the oldest living All Black.

Roberts also played first-class cricket for Wellington between 1883 and 1890.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: Harry Roberts . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby . 17 September 2014.