Ian Roberts (rugby League)
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 47) London, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | |||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1986–89 | South Sydney | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1990–95 | Manly-Warringah | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1997–98 | North Queensland | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 194 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1988–?? | City NSW | 5 | ||||
| 1990–94 | New South Wales | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990–94 | Australia | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Source: RL project | ||||||
Ian Roberts (born 31 July 1965) is an Australian actor, model and former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played club football with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and North Queensland Cowboys. In 1995 Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sports person and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay.
Read more about Ian Roberts (rugby League): Life Outside Football, Acting Career
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