Ned Roberts

Edward 'Ned' John Roberts (1867 – 14 June 1940)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union fullback who played club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales.

Ned Roberts
Birth nameEdward John Roberts
Place of birthLlanelli, Wales
Place of deathLlanelli, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Llanelli RFC ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888-1889 Wales 3 (0)

Rugby career

Roberts first international cap was gained in the opening game of the 1888 Home Nations Championship. The Welsh selectors had chosen two different fullbacks in the last two internationals, since Harry Bowen, a fellow Llanelli player, had face England in early 1887. With England withdrawn from the tournament, Wales faced Scotland in the opening game at home at Newport's Rodney Parade. The Welsh team held seven new caps and although lacking in experience, the team managed to kill the game after taking the lead when Thomas Pryce-Jenkins scored the match's only try.

Roberts was reselected at halfback for the very next Wales international, in the second and final Welsh game of the 1888 Championship, away to Ireland. Under the captaincy of Tom Clapp, the Welsh team faced an international opposition for the final time playing with three threequarters system, but lost heavily. Roberts was not part of the 1888 Wales team that faced the touring New Zealand Natives, but Roberts also failed to make the Llanelli team that faced the same tourists three days prior. In the opening game of the 1889 Home Nations Championship the fullback position was filled by Cardiff's Hugh 'Sawdust' Hughes, but the next game saw Roberts retake his place at fullback. Roberts was one of four Llanelli players that were brought into the squad, but he, Giotto Griffiths, Dan Griffiths and Tom Morgan would never play another international game. The Irish won the game with two tries, both scored by debut players.

International matches played

Wales (rugby union)[2]

Bibliography
  • Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale, Glamorgan: Ron Jones Publications.
  • Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
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References
  1. Ned Roberts player profile Scrum.com
  2. Smith (1980), pg 471.
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