Bradley Roberts
Bradley Roberts is an South African rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 side Ulster and All Ireland League side Rainey Old Boys. His preferred position is hooker.[1] He is well known for his hairstyle.
Date of birth | 4 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Roberts was born in Durban, South Africa where he attended school. After finishing his education he moved to Wales to play rugby before returning to South Africa for University.[2]
Ulster
Roberts joined Rainey Old Boys in 2017 who he helped get promoted to division 2A of the All Ireland League in 2018-19. His impressive club performances led to his call up to the Ulster squad as injury cover at hooker. He was named in the side for Round of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Edinburgh.[3] He made his Ulster debut in this match, coming on as a replacement. He has been credited with having the best head of hair in the Pro14 [4] He was selected for his second appearance against Connacht on the 27th December 2020. He came on in the 68th minute for John Andrew.[5]
References
- "Bradley Roberts". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Introducing Brad Roberts". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Ulster team named for trip to Edinburgh". Ulster Rugby. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Edinburgh 14-43 Ulster: Eighth win takes Irish province top of Conference A". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Ulster battle past Connacht in bruising inter-provincial derby". BBC Sport. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.