Frederick Roberts (7 April 1882 – 21 July 1956) was a rugby union footballer who played for the New Zealand national team, commonly called the All Blacks.

[5] New Zealand rugby historian Winston McCarthy wrote of Roberts that he was "a superb passer, a judicious runner from the scrum, and excellent two-foot kicker and a giant on defence.

[1] Having represented Wellington since 1901,[6] Roberts was selected for the historic 1905–06 New Zealand team to tour the British Isles.

[8] After the British Isles leg of the tour, the team traveled through North America to San Francisco.

After surgery to remove his infected tonsils, Roberts recovered well enough to travel back to New Zealand; only a few weeks after he and Wallace departed, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck, destroying the hotel in which they'd been staying.