Tyronne Roberts-Davis (born 17 August 1997) is an Australian professional

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footballer. He is currently on a train and trial contract for the

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in the

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. His positions are and . In April 2023 he signed to play with the Nambucca Roosters in the Group 2 NSW Rugby League Competition. He previously played for the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

in the

Background

Born in

Macksville, New South Wales Macksville is a small town on the Nambucca River in the Nambucca Valley, New South Wales, Australia. It is halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, along the Pacific Highway, approximately 40 minutes north of Kempsey, 40 minutes south of Coffs Har ...

, Roberts-Davis is of

Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

Dunghutti The Djangadi people, also spelt Dhungatti, Dainggati, Tunggutti or Dunghutti are an Aboriginal Australian people resident in the Macleay Valley of northern New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , ...

descent and played his junior rugby league for the Kempsey Dragons. He was then signed by the

. Roberts-Davis is cousins with former teammate

Tyrone Roberts Tyrone Roberts (born 1 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup as a or . He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Newcastle Knights and the Gold Coast Titan ...

and

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...

player James Roberts, and the nephew of former NRL player

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Playing career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Roberts-Davis played for the Gold Coast Titans'

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team. Late in 2015, he played for the

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2017

In round 2 of the

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, Roberts-Davis made his

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debut for the Titans against the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

, scoring a try. He went on to play in 6 NRL matches for the Titans in 2017, scoring 2 tries.

2018

Roberts-Davis only managed to play in 1 NRL game for the Titans in 2018.

2019

In 2019, Roberts-Davis spent the entire year playing for the

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in the

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, before joining the Newcastle Knights in November for the 2020 pre-season on a train and trial deal.

2020

After playing in the

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and two trials for the Knights, Roberts-Davis secured a top 30 NRL contract for the 2020 season. On 28 April, Roberts-Davis was fined $10,000 by the

after breaking social distancing rules during the Coronavirus pandemic. Roberts-Davis had gone on a camping trip with fellow

players

Latrell Mitchell Latrell Mitchell (''né'' Goolagong; born 16 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and has represented both New South Wales in the State of Origin series and ...

and

Josh Addo-Carr Josh Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level. He began his career with ...

at Mitchell's farm near

Taree Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural distri ...

. Roberts-Davis failed to make an appearance for the Knights and was released at the end of the season. In November, he signed with

Newcastle Rugby League The Newcastle Rugby League is a local rugby league football competition in Newcastle, Australia. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1910. A Newcastle representative team was also assembled from players in ...

side

Cessnock Goannas The Cessnock Goannas Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Cessnock, New South Wales, formed in 1911. They currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League competition Notable Rugby League Juniors *Matthe ...

for the 2021 season.

References

External links

Burleigh Bears profileGold Coast Titans profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts-Davis, Tyronne 1997 births Living people Australian rugby league players Burleigh Bears players Cessnock Goannas players Gold Coast Titans players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from New South Wales