Ron Roberts (rugby league)
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| Full name | Ronald Arthur Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1927 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 2003 (aged 75) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ron Roberts (1927–2003) was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was a state and national representative, who is known for scoring a try in 1950 which won Australia the Rugby League Ashes series for the first time in 30 years. His club career was with the St. George Dragons and he was a member of their 1949 premiership-winning side.