Ian Roberts (rugby league)

Ian Roberts
Personal information
Born (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965
London, England, UK
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, 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
Source:
As of 31 July 2009

Ian Roberts (born 31 July 1965) is a British-born Australian actor and former professional rugby league footballer who played in 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, 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.