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* North Island }} | ru_provinceyears = | ru_provincecaps = 58 1 5 | ru_provincepoints = | ru_provinceupdate = | other = yes | occupation = | family = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | school = | university = }} Fred 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. Playing at half-back, he played for the 1905 Original All Blacks, the first New Zealand representative team to tour the British Isles. He was the only half-back taken on the tour, and played in 28 of their 32 matches in the British Isles. 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." Roberts continued to be selected by the All Blacks until 1910, when he captained the New Zealand team on their tour of Australia. == Original All Blacks == Having represented Wellington since 1901, Roberts was selected for the historic 1905–06 New Zealand team to tour the British Isles. This was the first New Zealand representative side to visit Britain and Ireland, and the team became known as the "Original All Blacks". Roberts was the only half-back selected in the squad and this did raise concerns in the press over what would happen if he was injured. However Roberts ended up playing more matches than any other All Black on tour, 30. The side had enormous success, winning 35 of their 36 matches. Their only loss was a narrow 3–0 defeat to Wales. Roberts played in that Test match, as well as the Tests against England, Ireland and Scotland. He did not play against France, with Billy Stead taking his place. Of their 32 matches in the British Isles New Zealand scored 830 points and conceded 39, and overall they scored 976 points and conceded only 59. After the British Isles leg of the tour, the team traveled through North America to San Francisco. After playing two matches against British Columbia there, the team returned to New Zealand. Roberts was ill however, and remained in San Francisco for several weeks with Wellington teammate Billy Wallace. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Roberts (rugby union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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