| Full name | David Edward Arfon Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1909-01-23)23 January 1909 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Llanelly, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 November 1995(1995-11-16) (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Derwen Fawr, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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David Edward Arfon Roberts (23 January 1909 — 16 November 1995) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Raised in Felinfoe, Roberts attended the nearby Llanelli Grammar School and finished his secondary schooling at Llandovery College, having obtained a scholarship. He played varsity rugby during his studies at the University of Oxford and graduated in 1931 with an honours degree, before pursuing a teaching career.
Roberts played rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers and London Welsh through his work postings. His solitary Wales cap came as a scrum-half against England at Cardiff in the 1930 Five Nations.
During World War II, Roberts served as an officer in the Royal Artillery.
Roberts was later employed by the Schools Inspectorate and lived his later years around Swansea.
See also
References
- ^ "Ex-Welsh rugby international dies". South Wales Daily Post. 17 November 1995.
- "Rugby Inside-half". South Wales Daily Post. 7 August 1931.
- "Oxford Surprised By Selection". Daily News. 14 January 1930.
External links
- David Roberts at ESPNscrum
- 1909 births
- 1995 deaths
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Llanelli
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Edinburgh Wanderers players
- London Welsh RFC players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- People educated at Llandovery College
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War II