{{Short description|English wheelchair rugby league player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Declan Roberts | image = England wheelchair rugby league team celebrating at Old Trafford (Dec Roberts).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death YYYY|death MM|death DD|birth YYYY|birth MM|birth DD|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- {{convert|X|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|ft|X|in|cm|abbr=on}} --> | weight = <!-- {{convert|X|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|st|X|lb|kg|abbr=on}} --> | position = | club1 = Unknown | year1start = 2013 | year1end = 2018 | appearances1 = | tries1 = | goals1 = | fieldgoals1 = | points1 = | club2 = [[Wigan Warriors Wheelchair|Wigan Warriors]] | year2start = 2018 | year2end = 2024 | appearances2 = | tries2 = | goals2 = | fieldgoals2 = | points2 = | teamA = [[England national wheelchair rugby league team|England]] | yearAstart = 2021 | yearAend = 2024 | appearancesA = 9 | triesA = | goalsA = | fieldgoalsA = | pointsA = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|[[Wheelchair rugby league]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{ENG}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup|2021 England]]|}} }}

'''Declan Roberts''' is an English former [[wheelchair rugby league]] player who played for [[Wigan Warriors Wheelchair|Wigan Warriors]] in [[RFL Wheelchair Super League]] and the [[England national wheelchair rugby league team]], having retired from the sport in December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-01 |title=Coyd pays tribute to World Cup winner Roberts |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63305/coyd-pays-tribute-to-world-cup-winner-roberts |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.rugby-league.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career== [[File:England wheelchair rugby league team celebrating at Old Trafford.jpg|thumb|right|Roberts (back row; far right) with the [[England national wheelchair rugby league team]], celebrating their [[2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup|2021 World Cup]] victory at [[Old Trafford]] in 2022]]

===Club=== Roberts began playing wheelchair rugby league in 2013, winning the Grand Final a year later. He joined Wigan Warriors in the years of the creation of the club's wheelchair team in 2018.<ref name="WiganProfile">{{Cite web |title=Declan Roberts |url=https://wiganwarriors.com/player/declan-roberts/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Wigan Warriors |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="WiganRetirement">{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Charlotte |date=2024-11-30 |title=Declan Roberts retires from Wheelchair Rugby |url=https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/11/30/declan-roberts-retires-from-wheelchair-rugby/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Wigan Warriors |language=en-GB}}</ref> Roberts was a key player for Wigan's victory in the [[2023 RFL Wheelchair Super League|2023 Super League]] Grand Final, scoring two tries and kicking seven goals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-15 |title=Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Leeds Rhinos in thrilling final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/67118747 |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bazeley |first=Marc |date=2023-10-15 |title=Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors fall back on experience for title clash |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/12983838/wheelchair-super-league-grand-final-leeds-rhinos-and-wigan-warriors-fall-back-on-experience-for-title-clash |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016153630/https://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/12196/12983838/wheelchair-super-league-grand-final-leeds-rhinos-and-wigan-warriors-fall-back-on-experience-for-title-clash |archive-date=16 October 2023 |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=Sky Sports |language=en-GB }}</ref>

===International===

Roberts made his England debut in the 2021 mid-season defeats against [[France national wheelchair rugby league team|France]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=England 24 v 49 France |url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/1028 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=europeanrugbyleague.com |language=en}}</ref> He played was selected for England's [[2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Rugby League World Cup 2021: Official wheelchair squads |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/09/19/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-official-wheelchair-squads/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> England finished the tournament as champions, beating [[France national wheelchair rugby league team|France]] 28–24.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/55510706?page=2|title=England beat France to win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup - reaction|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>

==Personal life== Roberts is the son of [[Ireland national wheelchair rugby league team|Ireland]] international, Phil Roberts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynn |first=Amos |date=2022-11-09 |title=Wigan Warriors father and son meet in England Wheelchair's victory over Ireland |url=https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-league/wheelchair-rugby-league-world-cup-wigan-warriors-father-and-son-meet-in-englands-victory-over-ireland-3912157 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Wigan Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Wigan=== *'''[[RFL Wheelchair Super League|Super League]]:''' **'''Champions (1):''' [[2023 RFL Wheelchair Super League|2023]]

===England=== *'''[[Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]]:''' **'''Champions (1): ''' [[2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup|2021]]

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