Oliver Roberts
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Roberts | |||||
| Born | 24 December 1994 Huddersfield, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013–14 | Bradford Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016– | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015(loan) | → Sheffield Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015(DR) | → Oldham Roughyeds | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015– | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 2 December 2016 | ||||||
| Source: Bradford Bulls Website Love Rugby League | ||||||
Oliver Roberts (born 1995) is a professional rugby league player who is currently contracted to the Huddersfield Giants of Super League. Roberts who started his career at Bradford Bulls was involved in the Bulls scholarship system from the Under 15's and was given a 3-Year professional contract at the start of the 2013 season.
Oliver is a product of the Bradford Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at second row however he can operate at loose forward.
Bradford Bulls
2013 - 2013 Season
Roberts missed the pre-season friendlies against Dewsbury Rams and Leeds Rhinos due to an injury.
He featured in Round 18 (St Helens RLFC). Oliver also featured in Round 21 (Wigan Warriors).
2014 - 2014 Season
Roberts featured in the pre-season games against Hull FC, Dewsbury Rams and 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 Roughyeds) in the Challenge Cup.
Roberts secured his dream move to play-off contenders Huddersfield Giants.
Huddersfield
2015 - 2015 Season
He signed for the Huddersfield Giants on a 2 Year Deal.
In October and November 2015, Roberts was selected in Ireland's team for the 2015 European Cup. He made his international debut in Ireland's opening match against France.
2016 - 2016 Season
Roberts featured in Round 1 (St Helens RLFC) to Round 6 (Catalan 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.[1]
2017 - 2017 Season
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Bradford Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
References
- ↑ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.