Reginald Roberts
| 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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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]
See also
[edit]References
[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
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1992 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby league players
- Footballers who switched code
- Rugby league players from Coventry
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Rugby union players from Coventry
- Coventry R.F.C. players
- Warwickshire County RFU players
- Rugby union hookers