Vic Roberts
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Full name | Victor George Roberts | ||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Penryn | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Horsham | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Flanker | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Penryn RFC Harlequin F.C. Swansea RFC Barbarian F.C. |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1947–1956 | ![]() |
16 | Pts:6; Tries:2 |
Vic Roberts (6 August 1924 – 17 March 2004)[1] was an English rugby union player.
Biography
Vic Roberts was capped 16 times for the England national rugby union team between 1947 and 1956. He was also captain of the Roses XV in 1951. He was part of the British Lions in 1950 against Australia and New Zealand. He was later vice-president and co-selector for the Lions.
At club level, Roberts played for Penryn and Harlequins before transferring to Swansea when his job in Customs and Excise took him to the town.[2] He also played for invitational touring side the Barbarians and later became their vice-president.[2]
References
- ↑ Vic Roberts international rugby profile ESPNScrum.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Death Of Former Swansea International. (17 March 2004) Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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- English rugby union players
- 1924 births
- 2004 deaths
- Swansea RFC players
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- England international rugby union players
- Harlequin F.C. players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Rugby union flankers
- People from Penryn, Cornwall
- Cornish rugby union players
- English rugby union biography stubs