Ian Roberts (rugby league)

Ian Roberts

Personal information
Born	(1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 59) London, England
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 1986–87 Wigan 19 3 0 0 12 1990–95 Manly Sea Eagles 100 4 0 0 16 1997–98 North Qld Cowboys 29 3 0 0 12 Total 213 15 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988–94 City NSW 5 0 0 0 0 1990–94 New South Wales 9 0 0 0 0 1990–94 Australia 13 3 0 0 12 1997 New South Wales (SL) 2 0 0 0 0
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Ian Roberts (born 31 July 1965) is an Australian actor and former professional rugby league player who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A forward, he played for New South Wales in State of Origin and won 13 caps for the Australia national team. He played club football for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wigan, 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.^[2]