James Roberts (25 June 1932 – 1 November 2020) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | James Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 November 2020 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Mill Hill School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Liverpool, Roberts was educated at Mill Hill School and the University of Cambridge.[2]
Roberts played with Old Millhillians, Sale, Middlesex and Cambridge University, where he won three blues. He played as a winger for England during the early 1960s, gaining 18 caps. His six England tries included two on debut against Wales at Twickenham in 1960. He played on England's 1960 and 1963 Five Nations title-winning sides. After opting out of the 1963 tour of Australasia, Roberts was capped a final time in a 1964 Test against the All Blacks at Twickenham.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McNamara, Jack (19 January 1963). "England to rely on Jim Roberts". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "RFU Pays Tribute To Jim Roberts". www.englandrugby.com. 5 November 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Alan (1 March 1963). "Jim Roberts drops out of N.Z. trip". Manchester Evening News.
External links
edit- Jim Roberts at ESPNscrum
- Jim Roberts at England Rugby