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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ian_Roberts_(rugby_league)Ian Roberts (rugby league) - Wikipedia

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   Ian Roberts (born 31 July 1965) is a British-born Australian actor and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › sport › 64484125Ian Roberts: The double life and singular purpose of a rugby ...

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   Feb 3, 2023 · Ian Roberts was the best-paid player in the brutal world of Australian rugby league - but it took years for him to make the biggest and bravest play of his life.

4. www.smh.com.au › sport › nrlNRL 2023: Ian Roberts’ life story to be made into a documentary

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   The remarkable story of Ian Roberts, the only openly gay male Australian rugby league player, is being made into a documentary.

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     90s league clips,the falcon,garry jack vs Ian roberts

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6. www.espn.com › nrl › story'It was the worst-kept secret': Rugby League legend Ian ...

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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....

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7. www.abc.net.au › news › 2021/03/04'I couldn't read lines': Ian Roberts left rugby league for ...

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   Mar 4, 2021 · Ian Roberts shares his story of overcoming dyslexia and becoming an actor after retiring from rugby league. He also highlights the challenges and solutions for adult literacy in Australia.

8. www.outsports.com › 2019/10/7 › 20902382The rugger who came out while still playing: Ian Roberts is ...

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   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...

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   Who was Ian Roberts?

   • Ian Roberts, 6ft 4in tall, 16st strong, stood over Potter. He barked at his floored opponent to get to his feet and play the ball. He turned to his Manly team-mates and exhorted them to follow his lead. Australian rugby league in the early 1990s was an unforgiving school of hard knocks, tough men and scant sympathy.

   Ian Roberts: The double life and singular purpose of a rugby league

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   Why did Ian Roberts become an actor?

   • Ian Roberts tackled his problems with reading and went on to become an actor. (ABC News: Simon Beardsell) 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.

   Learning to read made life 'so much better', actor and former

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   Why did Ian Roberts retire?

   • Australia's Ian Roberts played the last two years of his rugby league career with NRL side North Queensland Cowboys, and retired in 1998 due to injuries. Nick Wilson/Getty Images What would your advice be to folks who are struggling with their identity? Find your allies. Be safe. There are services out there... Phone services. Find your ally.

   'It was the worst-kept secret': Rugby League legend Ian Roberts tells

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   When did Ian Roberts come out?

   • Ian Roberts did it in 1995. All month long, Outsports is revisiting key moments in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer sports history as part of LGBTQ history month. In 2011, Outsports co-founder Jim Buzinski wrote about rugby player and advocate Ian Roberts, who came out in 1995.

   The rugger who came out while still playing: Ian Roberts is

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10. www.nzherald.co.nz › sport › rugby-leagueLeague: Ian Roberts' coming out story - NZ Herald

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    May 26, 2007 · Here was one of the most fearsome rugby league players in the game and one who, in 2005, was recognised among the top 25 New South Wales players of all time, admitting he was gay.