Michael Roberts (born 1 June 1979) is a former professional

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footballer who last played for the

Villeneuve Leopards Villeneuve XIII RLLG originally called Sports Athletic Villeneuvois XIII are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the region of Aquitaine in southern France. Formed in 1934, the first French rugby league club, the ...

in the

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. He played for the Brisbane Broncos in 2007 and trained with the full time squad in 2007 and 2008. He is now a sports teacher and is a certified Top G.

Playing career

Roberts played his first first-grade game for the

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in 2007 after playing most of his career at the

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by four ...

team

Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership (rugby league competition), Brisba ...

. His position of choice was as a hooker. Roberts played in 241 games for the

in the

. He scored 71 tries and a total of 552 points.

References

External links

Redcliffe Dolphins profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Mick 1979 births Living people Australian rugby league players Brisbane Broncos players Redcliffe Dolphins players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Brisbane Villeneuve Leopards players