Tyronne Roberts-Davis

Tyronne Roberts-Davis (born 17 August 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Tyronne Roberts-Davis
Personal information
Born (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997
Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Gold Coast Titans 7 2 0 0 8
2020– Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 2 0 0 8
As of 12 November 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Macksville, New South Wales, Roberts-Davis is of Indigenous Australian Dunghutti descent and played his junior rugby league for the Kempsey Dragons. He was then signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

Roberts-Davis is cousins with former teammate Tyrone Roberts and South Sydney Rabbitohs player James Roberts,[2] and the nephew of former NRL player Amos Roberts.[3]

Playing career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Roberts-Davis played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[4] Late in 2015, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5]

2017

In round 2 of the 2017 NRL season, Roberts-Davis made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights,[6][7] scoring a try.[8] He went on to play in 6 NRL matches for the Titans in 2017, scoring 2 tries.[9]

2018

Roberts-Davis only managed to play in 1 NRL game for the Titans in 2018.[10]

2019

In 2019, Roberts-Davis spent the entire year playing for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup,[11] before joining the Newcastle Knights in November for the 2020 pre-season on a train and trial deal.[12]

2020

After playing in the 2020 NRL Nines and two trials for the Knights, Roberts-Davis secured a top 30 NRL contract for the 2020 season.[13]

On 28 April, Roberts-Davis was fined $10,000 by the NRL after breaking social distancing rules during the Coronavirus pandemic. Roberts-Davis had gone on a camping trip with fellow NRL players Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr at Mitchell's farm near Taree.[14]

References
  1. "Tyronne Roberts-Davies - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 17 August 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Tyrone Roberts joins Gold Coast Titans after being released by Newcastle Knights - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Titans unearth next James Roberts". Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. "R". Nyc Database. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. "Australian Schoolboys rugby league team named". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. "Updated team lists: Knights v Titans". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. NRL Digital Media. "NRL LATE MAIL: Knights v". Titans. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. "Knights defeat injury-hit Titans". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. "State Championship final between Burleigh and Newtown to shine light on future NRL stars". National Rugby League. 5 October 2019.
  12. TOOHEY, BARRY (9 November 2019). "TOOHEY'S NEWS | Browny's new coaching gig and Knights trials revealed". Newcastle Herald.
  13. "Tyronne Roberts-Davis secures NRL contract". Newcastle Knights. 28 February 2020.
  14. "Four Australian players facing fines for breaking social distancing rules". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 April 2020.
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