Walter Roman (rugby), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Roman (rugby)

English rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1880

Place of Birth: Bridgwater, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1916

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Walter James Roman (1 July 1880 – 28 July 1916) also known by the nickname of "Rattler", was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Somerset, and at club level for Bridgwater Dreadnaughts and Bridgwater & Albion RFC (captain), alongside Robert Dibble and Tommy Woods, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test matches), England and Wales and the West of England, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets (captain), again alongside Tommy Woods, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.