1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁match ▁he ▁faced ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁John ▁Roberts , ▁who ▁was ▁playing ▁for ▁Cambridge . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Roberts ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁Oxford ▁University ▁R U FC , ▁and ▁for ▁that ▁year ' s ▁V ars ity ▁game ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁Under ▁his ▁captain cy , ▁Oxford ▁won ▁a ▁' spl end id ▁game '. ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Marshall ▁op ined ▁that ▁Roberts ▁' did ▁more ▁than ▁anyone ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁match ▁for ▁Oxford ; ▁Roberts ▁we aving ▁and ▁s way ing ▁his ▁way ▁in ▁short , ▁powerful ▁str ides '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Roberts ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Wales . ▁This ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁side ▁as ▁his ▁brother , ▁as ▁they ▁faced ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Five ▁Nations ▁Championship . ▁Roberts ▁played ▁in ▁his ▁preferred ▁fly - half ▁position ▁outside ▁the ▁more ▁experienced ▁W ick ▁Pow ell . ▁The ▁game ▁ended ▁in ▁an ▁England ▁victory ▁and ▁Roberts ▁was ▁dropped ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁match ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁represent ▁Wales ▁again . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁Card iff ▁R FC , ▁Roberts ▁only ▁played ▁ 3 1 ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁London ▁Wel sh ▁R FC . ▁ ▁International ▁matches ▁played ▁Wales ▁▁▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Wel sh