Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1960) explained

Harry Roberts
Birth Name:Harry Roberts
Birth Date:3 December 1960
Birth Place:Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Height:1.750NaN0
Weight:95kg (209lb)
Position:Hooker
Amatyears1:1987–89
Amatyears2:1990-91
Amatteam1:Leicester
Amatteam2:London Scottish
Province1:Transvaal
Province2:Eastern Province
Province3:Scottish Exiles
Provinceyears1:1985–86, 90–94
Provinceyears2:1994
Provinceapps1:95
Provinceapps2:4
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repteam2:South Africa
Repyears1:1990
Repyears2:1992
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
School:Marandellas High School, Rhodesia
University:University of the Witwatersrand

Harry Roberts (born 13 December 1960 in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia) is a former South African rugby union player.[1] He was qualified to play for both South Africa and Scotland.[2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

In 1987, Roberts moved to Leicester and spent a couple of years at the club.

The following season he played for London Scottish.[3]

Provincial career

Roberts made his debut for Transvaal in 1985 and played 16 matches for Transvaal in 1985 and 1986.,[4] after which he returned to Transvaal and played a further 79 matches for the union.[5] He was a member of the Transvaal teams that lost in the Currie Cup finals of 1991 and 1992.[6]

He played for the Scottish Exiles in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[7]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against Ireland 'B' on 22 December 1990.[3]

Roberts toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992.[8] He did not play in any test matches on tour, but played in six tour matches and scored one try for the Springboks.[9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry Roberts. ESPN scrum. 2019-11-15.
  2. Web site: Harry Roberts.
  3. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Book: Van Rooyen, Quintus. S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1987. SA Rugby Writers' Society. 1987. 147.
  5. Web site: Hare steers Tigers past Bath. Seeckts. Richard. ESPN scrum. 2019-11-16.
  6. Web site: Currie Cup Finals History. supersport.com. en. 2019-11-16. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015212/https://supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/finals. dead.
  7. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Book: Greyvenstein, Chris. Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. 1995. Sable Media. 0958406227. Cape Town. 282. 35978057.
  9. Book: Colquhoun, Andy. The South African Rugby Annual 1999. MWP Media Sport. 1999. 0958423148. Cape Town. 158.
  10. Book: Van Rooyen, Quintus. Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. 1993. 0620172940. 53–69.