Colchester Rugby Club stalwart Jon Roberts was recently honoured for a lifetime service in recognition of his voluntary work for the game.
Roberts has been involved in rugby for more than half a century as player, coach, teacher-coach and administrator.
The English Rugby Football Union invited Roberts as a guest at the England v Australia Autumn international at Twickenham, joining them for a pre-match lunch, seats to watch the England win and an after the game black-tie dinner, Roberts is presently fixture secretary for Colchester Rugby Club and will be recognised by many as the regular line judge for the Colchester first team games.
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