Reginald Roberts Explained

Reginald Roberts
Full Name:Reginald Sidney Roberts
Birth Date:4 December 1911
Birth Place:Coventry, England
Death Date:May 1992 (aged 80)
Death Place:Coventry, England
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1932
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Reginald Sidney Roberts (4 December 1911 – May 1992) was an English rugby union player.[1]

A hooker, Roberts played four seasons with his native Coventry, during which time he was a regular member of the Warwickshire representative side, making 20 consecutive appearances. He gained his solitary England cap in their 1932 Home Nations win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road and was an England reserve on five occasions.[2]

Roberts was signed by rugby league club Huddersfield in 1933.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby death . . 14 May 1992.
  2. News: Fartown's New Hooker . . 24 August 1933.
  3. News: R. S. Roberts For Rugby League . . 25 August 1933.