Mark Roberts (born 9 November 1982) is a former

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international

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footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level in the

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for the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

( Heitage No. 952) (2003), and in League 1 for the

Oldham Roughyeds Oldham R.L.F.C., also known as the Roughyeds, is a professional rugby league football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The club currently competes in the RFL League 1, the third tier of British Rugby League. Formed in 1876 as Oldh ...

( Heritage No. 1156) (2005...2006), in the

Co-operative Championship The Championship, known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional rugby league competition. It is the Rugby Football League Championship Second Division, second-tier competition organised by the Rugby Football Lea ...

for Halifax ( Heritage No. 1241) (two spells, 2007 and 2009...2010), and the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

( Heritage No. 1301) (2008), and the

Blackpool Panthers Blackpool Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Bloomfield Road, between 2005-2007, then moved to the Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club. They wer ...

(2010), as a , or .

Playing career

Club career

Mark Roberts made his début for the

in 2003's

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as an interchange/ substitute in the 24–22 victory over St. Helens at the

JJB Stadium The DW Stadium is a stadium in Robin Park, in Wigan, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited, which is 85% owned by Wigan Athletic and 15% owned ...

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on Friday 18 April 2003, and he played his last match for the Wigan Warriors as an interchange/ substitute in the 22–18 victory over the

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...

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, on Saturday 10 May 2003.

International

Mark's one cap for

was in the 26–50 defeat to

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on 9 Nov 2007 in Widnes; he was #15 on the interchange/substitute bench.

References

1982 births Living people Blackpool Panthers players English people of Welsh descent English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Leigh Leopards players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby articles needing expert attention Rugby league centres Rugby league second-rows Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players Wigan Warriors players {{Wales-rugbyleague-bio-stub