Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1939)

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Harry Roberts
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Roberts in 1958
Birth nameHenry Flexmore Roberts [1]
Date of birth (1939-02-27) 27 February 1939 (age 85) [1]
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland [1]
School St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
Rugby union career
Position(s) fly-half [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1961 [1] Wallabies 4 [1] (0 [1] )

Henry Flexmore "Harry" Roberts (born 27 February 1939) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Roberts, a fly-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed four international rugby caps for Australia. He represented Terrace Rugby [2] as a 1st XV player from year 10 to 12 (1954–56) including the 56' premiership team. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Harry Roberts". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
  3. Great Public Schools Association of Queensland – Rugby Union