Ian Roberts (rugby league)

Ian Roberts
Personal information

Roberts playing for the Cowboys in 1997
Born	(1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 51) London, England, United Kingdom
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 Warriors	19	3	0	0	20
1990–95	Manly-Warringah	100	4	0	0	20
1997–98	North Queensland	29	3	0	0	12
	Total	213	15	0	0	72
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
Source: Rugby League 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, Wigan Warriors, 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.

As a junior Roberts played for the Mascot Jets in the Souths juniors competition. He made his first grade début with the Rabbitohs in the 1986 Winfield Cup season. During a stint with English club Wigan, Ian Roberts played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, (replaced by Interchange/Substitute Rob Louw) in Wigan's 15-8 victory over Oldham in the 1986 Lancashire Cup final during the 1986–87 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 19 October 1986. and played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Wigan's 18-4 victory over Warrington in the 1986–87 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1986–87 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 10 January 1987.