Jack Roberts (rugby union)

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Jack Roberts
Date of birth (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
School Ysgol Glan y Môr, Pwllheli [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Jersey Reds
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–2017
2017–2019
2019–2020
2020		 Llandovery
Rotherham Titans
Leicester Tigers
Cardiff Blues
Doncaster Knights
Jersey Reds 		48
38
36
6
12		 (92)
(55)
(10)
(0)
(10)
Correct as of 22 May 2017
Correct as of July 2016

Jack Roberts (born 20 November 1991) [3] is a Welsh rugby union player who plays centre for Jersey Reds.

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 Titans 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]

Following injuries to centre regulars Manu Tuilagi, Matt Smith and Matt To'omua, Roberts was promoted to the first team. On 14 February 2017, Roberts moves to the Cardiff Blues in the Pro14 from the 2017–18 season. [9]

However, a series of long-term injuries saw the centre struggling to establish himself at the Welsh capital, resulting in a move to Doncaster Knights ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. [10]

On 13 June 2020, Roberts left Doncaster to join Championship rivals Jersey Reds ahead of the 2020–21 season. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jack Roberts". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "April: Jack Roberts". WRU. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jack Roberts". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jack Roberts" . Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "April: Jack Roberts". WRU. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Titans add to their backline". rotherhamrugby.co.uk/. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jack Roberts: Leicester Tigers sign Rotherham Titans centre". BBC. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Cardiff Blues snap up Leicester Tigers centre Jack Roberts". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Cardiff Blues centre Jack Roberts Joins For 2019/20 Season". Doncaster Knights. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jersey unveil 7 more signings, including an Aussie rules convert, an ex-Super Rugby No9 and a recent RWC player". Rugby Pass. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.


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