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Oli Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Roberts
Born	24 December 1994 (age 29); Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 5 January 2023

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Oliver Roberts (born 24 December 1994) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and loose forward for Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.

He played for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He spent time on loan from Huddersfield at the Sheffield Eagles in the Kingstone Press Championship, Oldham in Kingstone Press League 1 and Salford in the Super League.

Background

Roberts was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Bradford Bulls

Roberts who started his career at the Bradford Bulls was involved in the Bradford Bulls scholarship system from the Under-15s and was given a 3-year professional contract at the start of the 2013 season.^{[citation needed]}

Oliver is a product of the Bradford Bulls Junior Development system.

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 FC, 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.^{[citation needed]}

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).

2020

Roberts agreed to extend his current loan deal with Salford Red Devils for the whole 2021 season.^[5]

International

Despite having represented Ireland, in 2019 he was one of four Giants players to be called into the England Knights squad.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season	Appearance	Tries	Points
2013 Bradford Bulls	2	0	0
2014 Bradford Bulls	4	0	0
2015 Huddersfield Giants	0	0	0
2016 Huddersfield Giants	7	3	12
2017 Huddersfield Giants	22	4	16
Total	40	5	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.
^ "OLIVER ROBERTS RECRUITED FOR 2021". www.salfordreddevils.net. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 ^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Huddersfield Giants profile
(archived by web.archive.org) Bradford Bulls profile
SL profile
Roberts Signs For Bradford
2017 RWLC profile

[1] Love Rugby League

[2] Rugby League Project

[3] Bradford Bulls Website

[Warrington_Wolves_trio_named_in_Ireland_squad_for_World_Cup_qualifiers-4] "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[5] "OLIVER ROBERTS RECRUITED FOR 2021". www.salfordreddevils.net. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[6] ttps://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 ^{[dead link‍]}

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-'''Oliver Roberts''' is an [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} and {{rlp|lf}} for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Betfred Super League]].
+'''Oliver Roberts''' (born 24 December 1994) is an [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} and {{rlp|lf}} for [[Sheffield Eagles]] in the [[RFL Championship]].
-He played for the [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[Super League]]. He spent time on loan from [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] at the [[Sheffield Eagles]] in the [[Kingstone Press Championship]] and [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] in [[RFL League 1|Kingstone Press League 1]].
+He played for the [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[Super League]]. He spent time on loan from [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] at the [[Sheffield Eagles]] in the [[Kingstone Press Championship]], [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] in [[RFL League 1|Kingstone Press League 1]] and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] in the Super League.
 ==Background==
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 ==Bradford Bulls==
-Roberts who started his career at the [[Bradford Bulls]] was involved in the Bradford Bulls scholarship system from the Under-15s and was given a 3-year professional contract at the start of the 2013 season.
+Roberts who started his career at the [[Bradford Bulls]] was involved in the Bradford Bulls scholarship system from the Under-15s and was given a 3-year professional contract at the start of the 2013 season.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
 Oliver is a product of the Bradford Bulls Junior Development system.
@@ Line 84: / Line 133: @@
 ==Huddersfield==
 ===2015===
-He signed for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] on a 2 Year Deal.
+He signed for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] on a 2 Year Deal.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
 In October and November 2015, Roberts was selected in [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]]'s team for the [[2015 European Cup]]. He made his international début in Ireland's opening match against France.
@@ Line 91: / Line 140: @@
 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 national rugby league team|Ireland]] squad for the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe#Group B|2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers]].<ref name="Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers">{{cite web|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/14763089.Warrington_Wolves_trio_named_in_Ireland_squad_for_World_Cup_qualifiers|title=Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers|publisher=Warrington Guardian|date=24 September 2016|accessdate=26 September 2016}}</ref>
+In 2016 he was called up to the [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] squad for the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe#Group B|2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers]].<ref name="Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers">{{cite web|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/14763089.Warrington_Wolves_trio_named_in_Ireland_squad_for_World_Cup_qualifiers|title=Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers|publisher=Warrington Guardian|date=24 September 2016|access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref>
 ===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).
+===2020===
+Roberts agreed to extend his current loan deal with [[Salford Red Devils]] for the whole 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salfordreddevils.net/oliver-roberts-recruited-for-2021/|title=OLIVER ROBERTS RECRUITED FOR 2021|website=www.salfordreddevils.net|date=19 June 2020|access-date=13 Dec 2020}}</ref>
 ==International==
-Despite having represented [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]], in 2019 he was one of four Giants players to be called into the [[England Knights]] squad <ref>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104</ref>
+Despite having represented [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]], in 2019 he was one of four Giants players to be called into the [[England Knights]] squad.<ref>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
 ==Statistics==
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 *[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=427#Oliver-Roberts 2017 RWLC profile]
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+{{Sheffield Eagles squad}}
 {{Ireland 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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