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]
| Birth name | Harry Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 December 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marandellas High School, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Witwatersrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editIn 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
editRoberts 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][7]
He played for the Scottish Exiles in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[8]
International career
editHe 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.[9] He did not play in any test matches on tour, but played in six tour matches and scored one try for the Springboks.[10][6]
See also
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 573
References
edit- ^ "Harry Roberts". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Harry Roberts".
- ^ a b "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1987). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1987. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 147.
- ^ Seeckts, Richard. "Hare steers Tigers past Bath". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ a b Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.
- ^ "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1995). Springbok rugby : an illustrated history : the proud story of South African rugby from 1891 to the 1995 World Cup. Cape Town: Sable Media. p. 282. ISBN 0958406227. OCLC 35978057.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 158. ISBN 0958423148.