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Oct 11, 2021 · Australia rugby league legend Ian Roberts [he/him], 56, is widely regarded to be the first out player in his sport, coming out in 1994 and continuing to play until his retirement in 1998.
Oct 7, 2019 · Ian Roberts was a top-level professional player in Australia’s rugby league. And he came out openly as gay to a gay magazine while still playing. He is one of the very few players from a...
Mar 4, 2021 · For Ian Roberts, the most terrifying moment at his Sydney primary school in the 1970s, was having to stand up and read. "I remember this truly sickly feeling," the former representative rugby league footballer tells RN's Sunday Extra.
Jan 25, 2024 · End of teenage dreams: Gauff philosophical in defeat. This year's AO Pride Launch featured Ian Roberts, still the only out rugby league player in Australia. It kicked off a series of pride activations, with Thursday 25 January being AO Pride Day.
Apr 12, 2020 · Sun 12 Apr 2020, 08:01 AM. Ian Roberts was the prototype for front-rowers as rugby league moved into the professional era from the 1980s to the 1990s - tall, athletic and powerful. He...
May 25, 2016 · May 26th, 2016 12:44 am. TAUNTS. He heard them and they stung. Drove his parents away from his games, too. But Ian Roberts, the first rugby league player in the world to come out as gay, says the slurs from the crowds spurred him into becoming one of the most aggressive players in the game.
Feb 18, 2023 · In 1994 Roberts finally made a Kangaroo Tour, leading the way up front in Australia's Ashes-winning 24-3 Third Test victory at Elland Road. After being courted by the ARL, Roberts signed with Super League despite the fact that his club, and coach Bob Fulton, remained loyal to the game's controlling body.
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