Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1960)

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Harry Roberts

Birth name

Harry Roberts

Date of birth

3 December 1960 (age 64)

Place of birth

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

95 kg (209 lb)

School

Marandellas High School, Rhodesia

University

University of the Witwatersrand

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
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]

References

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

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Provincial career

International career

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References