John Roberts (rugby player)
| Date of birth | 4 April 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toxteth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 October 1965 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1927–1928 1924–1932 1927–1928 |
Cambridge University London Welsh RFC Cardiff RFC Barbarian F.C. |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1927–1929 | Wales | 13 | (15) |
John Roberts (4 April 1906 – 31 October 1965) was a Welsh international forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University, London Welsh RFC and Cardiff RFC. He won 13 caps for Wales and was also selected to play for invitational touring club the Barbarians.
Roberts was born in Toxteth, Liverpool in 1906. He was educated at Cardiff High School for Boys before matriculating to Cambridge University. Upon leaving university he was ordained into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. In 1932 he travelled to Amoy in China to undertake missionary work. On returning to Britain he was appointed minister of at Otterburn, Northumberland.
With the outbreak of the Second World War, Roberts served as a lieutenant of the Home Guard in the Otterburn area. He also served in the Royal Observer Corps. 1951 he took up a new post moving to Southdean in the borders of Scotland. Roberts was a former moderator of the Hawick Presbytery and the industrial chaplain to the Scottisj knit-wear firm Lyle & Scott.
In his private life he was a keen amateur golfer and was an enthusiastic huntsman, often riding with the Jedburgh pack. He died in Hawick in 1965.
Roberts first came to note as a rugby player while a student representing Cardiff High School. He played for Cardiff RFC while still a teenager, making his first appearance for the club in the 1924–25 season. On entering Cambridge he was selected for the Cambridge University student team and won two sporting Blues, playing in the Varsity matches of 1927 and 1928. In the latter match he faced his younger brother Bill Roberts, who was playing for Oxford.
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