Reginald Sidney Roberts (4 December 1911 – May 1992) was an English rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Reginald Sidney Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | May 1992 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rugby death". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 May 1992.
- ^ "Fartown's New Hooker". Leeds Mercury. 24 August 1933.
- ^ "R. S. Roberts For Rugby League". Coventry Herald. 25 August 1933.
External links
edit- Reginald Roberts at ESPNscrum