Career
County honours Challenge Cup final appearances Sol Roper played scrum-half/halfback, sustained a shoulder injury but returned to the field, in Workington Town"s 12–21 defeat by Barrow in the 1954-1955 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, and was at the age of 21 years the youngest Wembley captain in Workington Town"s 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1957-1958 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958.