Tyronne Roberts-Davis

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Tyronne Roberts-Davis
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Personal information
Born (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 25)
Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017–18 Gold Coast Titans 72008
Source: [1]
As of 5 August 2020

Tyronne Roberts-Davis (born 17 August 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He is currently on a train and trial contract for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. His positions are fullback and wing.

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In April 2023 he signed to play with the Nambucca Roosters in the Group 2 NSW Rugby League Competition.

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]

Roberts-Davis failed to make an appearance for the Knights and was released at the end of the season. [15] In November, he signed with Newcastle Rugby League side Cessnock Goannas for the 2021 season. [16]

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References

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  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.
  15. ↑ "Signings tracker: Knights deals and departures for 2021". Newcastle Knights. 17 November 2020.
  16. ↑ Toohey, Barry (26 November 2020). "Edwards back with Cessnock in boost to Goannas' premiership defence". The Advertiser - Cessnock.
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