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词条 Ernest Roberts (rugby union)
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  1. Biography

  2. Rugby union career

  3. References

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}}Rear Admiral Ernest William Roberts, OBE (1878–1933) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1901 to 1907.[1] He also captained his country.[1] As a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, he served in Grand Fleet destroyers during the Great War.[2] He was awarded an OBE (Military Division) in 1923.[3]

Biography

Ernest Roberts was born on 14 November 1878 in Lowestoft.[1] He died on 19 November 1933 following an adjourned committee meeting to choose teams for an England trial match.[4] Roberts was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium on 22 November 1933[5]. There is a memorial stone in the churchyard of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin at Dedham, Essex commemorating Roberts, his wife and two children.[6]

Rugby union career

Roberts made his international debut on 5 January 1901 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales vs England match.[1]

Of the 6 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 0 occasions.[1]

He played his final match for England on 16 March 1907 at Rectory Field, Blackheath in the England vs Scotland match.[1]

References

1. ^Ernest Roberts Profile on scrum.com
2. ^{{Cite news|url=|title=Eng. Rear-Admiral E. W. Roberts|last=|first=|date=20 November 1933|work=The Times|access-date=|issue=46606|page=17}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=|title=Order Of British Empire - Military Awards.|last=|first=|date=2 June 1923|work=The Times|access-date=|issue=43357|page=8}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000513/19331120/010/0003|title=Great Loss To Rugby Union. Selector's Death After Adjourned Meeting|last=|first=|date=20 November 1933|work=Western Daily Press|access-date=17 February 2019|issue=25286|page=3|subscription=yes|via=British Newspaper Archive}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=|title=Deaths|last=|first=|date=21 November 1933|work=The Times|access-date=|issue=46607|page=1}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182935027/ernest-william-roberts|title=RADM Ernest William Roberts (1878-1933)|last=|first=|date=2 September 2017|website=Find a Grave|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=17 February 2019}}
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5 : 1878 births|1933 deaths|English rugby union players|England international rugby union players|Rugby union forwards

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