Oliver Roberts
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24 December 1994 Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Roberts is an Irish international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and loose forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
Roberts who started his career at the Bradford Bulls was involved in the Bulls scholarship system from the Under 15's and was given a 3-Year professional contract at the start of the 2013 season.
Oliver is a product of the Bradford Bulls Junior Development system.
Bradford Bulls
2013
Roberts missed the pre-season friendlies against the Dewsbury Rams, and Leeds Rhinos due to an injury.
He featured in Round 18 (St Helens R.F.C.). Oliver also featured in Round 21 (Wigan Warriors).
2014
Roberts featured in the pre-season games against Hull F.C., Dewsbury Rams, and the Castleford Tigers.
He featured in Round 5 (Huddersfield Giants) and then Round 7 (Widnes Vikings). Roberts appeared in Round 10 (Wigan Warriors). He featured in Round 4 (Oldham) in the Challenge Cup.
Roberts secured his dream move to play-off contenders Huddersfield Giants.
Huddersfield
2015
He signed for the Huddersfield Giants on a 2 Year Deal.
In October and November 2015, Roberts was selected in Ireland's team for the 2015 European Cup. He made his international début in Ireland's opening match against France.
2016
Roberts featured in Round 1 (St Helens R.F.C.) to Round 6 (Catalans Dragons) then in Round 8 (Salford Red Devils) to Round 23 (Warrington Wolves). Ollie also played in the Super 8 Qualifier 1 (Salford Red Devils) to Qualifier 7 (Hull Kingston Rovers). He played in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Leeds Rhinos). He scored against Salford Red Devils (1 try) and Featherstone Rovers (2 tries).
In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[4]
2017
Roberts featured in Round 1 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 3 (Hull F.C.). He scored against Wakefield Trinity (1 try) and Hull F.C. (1 try).
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2013 Bradford Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Huddersfield Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 Huddersfield Giants | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
References
- ↑ Love Rugby League
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Bradford Bulls Website
- ↑ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
External links
- Huddersfield Giants profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Bradford Bulls profile
- SL profile
- Roberts Signs For Bradford
- 2017 RWLC profile