Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1960)

Harry Roberts
Birth nameHarry Roberts
Date of birth (1960-12-03) 3 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birthLusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolMarandellas High School, Rhodesia
UniversityUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–89 Leicester ()
1990-91 London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–86, 90–94 Transvaal 95 ()
1994 Eastern Province 4 ()
- Scottish Exiles ()
International career
Years Team Apps (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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harry Roberts". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Harry Roberts".
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.