Ernest Roberts (rugby union)

Rear Admiral Ernest William Roberts, OBE (1878–1933) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1901 to 1907.

[1] As a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, he served in Grand Fleet destroyers during World War I.

[1] He died on 19 November 1933 following an adjourned committee meeting to choose teams for an England trial match.

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