Eifion Lewis-Roberts
Lewis-Roberts playing for Sale Sharks in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Eifion Lewis-Roberts 13 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 kg (20 st 11 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eifion Lewis-Roberts (born 13 February 1981) is a Welsh former international rugby union who played as a prop, for Sale Sharks and Toulon. He also earned one cap for Wales.
Professional career
From St Asaph, Roberts played for Ruthin RFC before joining Sale in 2005.[2]
Roberts was selected by Wales for the 2008 end-of-year rugby union internationals, earning his first and only cap on 14 November against Canada.[3]
Lewis-Roberts was selected for the 2009 Wales rugby union tour of North America, but forced to withdraw due to injury.[4] He was omitted from the squad for the 2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals to focus on fitness targets.[5]
On 18 January 2010, he was named in the 35-man Wales squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.[6]
Despite interest from clubs in the Celtic League and the French Top 14, Lewis-Roberts signed a three-year contract with Sale Sharks in March 2010. In September the same year, early in the season, Lewis-Roberts suffered an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in a match against Harlequins. As Lewis-Robert required re-constructive surgery on his knee, he was expected to miss most of the season.[7] He signed for French Top 14 outfit Toulon in 2011 reuniting with Philippe Saint-Andre his former coach at Sale.[8] At the end of the 2011–12 season he returned to Sale Sharks as part of a deal which saw Andrew Sheridan go in the other direction to Toulon.[9] While in France, he was falsely accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, with the investigation clearing him on all charges.[10]
Lewis-Roberts retired from rugby in September 2017 after suffering a knee injury.[11]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Eifion Lewis-Roberts profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Sale Sharks re-sign Toulon prop Eifion Lewis-Roberts". BBC Sport. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ BBC Cymru - Tîm y Cymry Cymraeg
- ^ "James replaces Roberts for Wales". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Wales coach Warren Gatland reassures dropped Eifion Lewis Roberts". North Wales Live. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad
- ^ Sale prop Eifion Lewis-Roberts may be out for season, BBC Sport, 21 September 2010, retrieved 21 September 2010
- ^ Wales' Lewis-Roberts joins Toulon, BBC Sport, 27 February 2011, retrieved 9 August 2011
- ^ Sale Sharks re-sign Toulon prop Eifion Lewis-Roberts, BBC Sport, 2 February 2012, retrieved 24 February 2013
- ^ "Eifion Lewis-Roberts: Sale prop innocent of drug offence". BBC Sport. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Eifion Lewis-Roberts: Sale Sharks prop retires following knee injury". BBC. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.