Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1960)

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Harry Roberts
Birth nameHarry Roberts
Date of birth (1960-12-03) 3 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
School Marandellas High School, Rhodesia
University University of the Witwatersrand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1987–89 Leicester ()
1990-91 London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1985–86, 90–94 Transvaal 95 ()
1994 Eastern Province 4 ()
- Scottish Exiles ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990 Scotland 'B' 1 (0)
1992 South Africa

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]

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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] [7]

He played for the Scottish Exiles in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. [8]

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. [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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Harry Roberts". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Harry Roberts".
  3. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1987). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1987. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 147.
  5. ↑ Seeckts, Richard. "Hare steers Tigers past Bath". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN   0620172940.
  7. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 158. ISBN   0958423148.
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