Hugh Meirion Roberts (born 11 September 1934) is a Welsh former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Hugh Meirion Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abergwyngregyn, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Cardiff High School | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Abergwyngregyn in the north of Wales, Roberts moved to Cardiff in his youth and learned his rugby at Cardiff High School, winning Welsh Schools representative honours.[1] He was a Welsh trialist while playing for Cardiff HSOB.[2]
Roberts, who captained Cardiff, was capped eight times as a centre by Wales during the early 1960s. He debuted against the Springboks at Cardiff in 1960 and took part in three Five Nations campaigns, gaining eight total caps.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Meirion Roberts". Rygbi Gogledd Cymru.
- ^ "WRU recognises contribution of north Wales". Welsh Rugby Union. 15 January 2008.
- ^ "Cardiff HSOB are up to the grade in Division Four East". Wales Online. 1 February 2011.