Samuel Roberts (rugby)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Roberts | |||||
| Nickname | Sam | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1887–≥87 | Swinton | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1887 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||
Samuel "Sam" Roberts was a rugby union footballer of the 1880s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Swinton,[1] playing at Fullback, i.e. number 15. Prior to Tuesday 2 June 1896, Swinton were a rugby union club.
Playing career
International honours
Sam Roberts won caps for England while at Swinton in 1887 against Wales, and Ireland.[2]
Change of Code
When Swinton converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 2 June 1896, Sam Roberts would have been approximately 30 years of age. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Swinton.
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.