Jim Roberts (rugby union)

Jim Roberts

Full name	James Roberts
Date of birth	(1932-06-25)25 June 1932
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	1 November 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 88)
School	Mill Hill School
University	University of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1960–64 England 18 (18)

James Roberts (25 June 1932 – 1 November 2020) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Liverpool, Roberts was educated at Mill Hill School and the University of Cambridge.[2]

Roberts played with Old Millhillians, Sale, Middlesex and Cambridge University, where he won three blues. He played as a winger for England during the early 1960s, gaining 18 caps. His six England tries included two on debut against Wales at Twickenham in 1960. He played on England's 1960 and 1963 Five Nations title-winning sides. After opting out of the 1963 tour of Australasia, Roberts was capped a final time in a 1964 Test against the All Blacks at Twickenham.[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. McNamara, Jack (19 January 1963). "England to rely on Jim Roberts". Manchester Evening News.
2. "RFU Pays Tribute To Jim Roberts". www.englandrugby.com. 5 November 2020.
3. Phillips, Alan (1 March 1963). "Jim Roberts drops out of N.Z. trip". Manchester Evening News.

External links

• Jim Roberts at ESPNscrum
• Jim Roberts at England Rugby