Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1960)
South African rugby union footballer
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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]
3 December 1960
| Born | Harry Roberts 3 December 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marandellas High School, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Witwatersrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 573