Harry Roberts (rugby union, born 1960)

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]

Harry Roberts
Birth nameHarry Roberts
Date of birth (1960-12-03) 3 December 1960
Place of birthLusaka, Northern Rhodesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolMarandellas High School, Rhodesia
UniversityUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–89
1990-91		 Leicester
London Scottish		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–86, 90–94
1994		 Transvaal
Eastern Province
Scottish Exiles		 95
4		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990
1992		 Scotland 'B'
South Africa		 1
–		 (0)

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

References
  1. "Harry Roberts". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. "Harry Roberts".
  3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1987). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1987. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 147.
  5. Seeckts, Richard. "Hare steers Tigers past Bath". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. SA Rugby Writers' Society. pp. 53–69. ISBN 0620172940.
  7. "Currie Cup Finals History". supersport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. 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.
  10. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 158. ISBN 0958423148.
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