Sign in | Register

Ron Roberts

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Ronald Arthur Roberts
Born
Friday, 11th November, 1927
Died
Wednesday, 11th June, 2003 (Aged 75 years and 213 days)
Place Of Birth
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Graham Roberts

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1950
Interstate Series
1949
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1949
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1949

Biography

St George winger cemented his place in the history of the code when he dived over to score the winning try in the Third Test against Great Britain in 1950. (In the 1980s, that try was rated the single greatest moment in the code's history by a RLW poll). The 5-2 victory gave Australia the Ashes for the first time since 1920 and if that one moment dwarfed the remainder of the strapping winger's career, it was certainly a great way to be remembered. Roberts played for NSW in 1949 before making his Test debut on the tour of NZ. That year, he scored two tries in St George's 19-12 grand final win over Souths, as well as finishing the season's leading try-scorer in 1949-50.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes 1 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 6 1 7 9-9 - - - 27 - - - 7 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 6 - 6 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 5 - 1 83.33% List
Tour Matches Monaro/Southern Division XIIIMON - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 1 4 - 4 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 2 - 2 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 - 2 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 0.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 52 - 52 51-51 - - - 153 - - - 31 18 3 59.62% List
NRL Finals - 5 - 5 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  67 1 68 71-71 - - - 213 - - - 44 20 4 64.71% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1949-50   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1949, 1951   6 - 6 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 5 - 1 83.33% List
NSW City Firsts 1949   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Southern Division 1952   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 0.00% List
Monaro/S.Division 1952   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1952   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1952   2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19491949 NSWRFL   19 - 1925-25 - - - 75 - - - 14 4 1 73.68% List
St GeorgeSt George 19501950 NSWRFL   15 - 1513-13 - - - 39 - - - 7 6 2 46.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19511951 NSWRFL   18 - 1813-13 - - - 39 - - - 10 8 - 55.56% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1949-51   52 - 52 51-51 - - - 153 - - - 31 18 3 59.62% List

Your Say

Want to have your say? Add a comment.

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tim Costello

Sources: Fev Archive