Jack Roberts (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 20 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Glan y Môr, Pwllheli[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Roberts (born November 20, 1991)[3] is a Welsh rugby union player who plays centre for Leicester Tigers.
Roberts was born and raised in North Wales before moving at 16 to Llandovery College in West Wales. He was part of Llanelli Scarlets academy and played two seasons for Llandovery RFC in the Welsh Premiership.[4] He was named as the division's player of the month in April 2013 after scoring 4 tries in the month.[5]
On 23 May 2013 Rotherham announced Roberts had signed for them for the 2013/14 season in the English Championship.[6] Roberts played 27 times for Rotherham that season.
On 29 October 2014 Roberts joined Leicester Tigers with immediate effect.[7] He made his starting debut against Northampton Saints in the LV Cup.[8]
References
- ^ "Jack Roberts". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "April: Jack Roberts". WRU. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Jack Roberts". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Jack Roberts". Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "April: Jack Roberts". WRU. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Titans add to their backline". rotherhamrugby.co.uk/. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Jack Roberts: Leicester Tigers sign Rotherham Titans centre". BBC. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Jack Roberts may be about to take centre stage at Leicester Tigers - Martin Crowson's Inside Rugby". Leicester Mercury. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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