Wayne Roberts (bowls)
{{Short description|South African lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2024}}
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| name = Wayne Roberts
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| birth_date = c.1989{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/rankings/wayne-roberts/ |title=Wayen Roberts world ranking rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=28 June 2024}}
| birth_place = South Africa
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| sport = Lawn & indoor bowls
| club = Hillcrest BC
| highestranking = 4 (October 2024){{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=20 October 2024}}
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{{MedalCompetition|African States Tournament}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 |singles }}
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{{MedalCompetition|National Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 |fours }}
{{MedalGold | 2024 |singles }}
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Wayne Roberts (born 1989) is a South African international lawn and indoor bowler. He reached a career high ranking of world number 4 in October 2024.{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=9 March 2025 }}
Bowls career
Roberts came to prominence in 2023, after winning the men's fours title at the National Championships, bowling for Stella Park BC, where he teamed up with Doug Bashford, Roger Boulle and Nick Horne.
Roberts was selected by the South African national team to represent them at the African States Tournament in June 2023, where he made his international debut.{{cite web |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/hpdf/jwmo/#p=1 |title=Mile High delights in Windhoek, August 2023 edition|website=Inside Bowls |access-date=28 June 2024}} He won the gold medal in the singles and the triples.{{cite web |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/new-faces-as-bowls-south-africa-names-squads-breaking-16-may-2023/ |title=New faces as Bowls South Africa names squads |website=The South African |date=16 May 2023 |access-date=28 June 2024}}
In 2024, Roberts won the singles title at the National championships bowling for Hillcrest BC,{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlssa.co.za/bsa-mens-nationals-2024 |title=2024 Men's nationals |website=Bowls South Africa |access-date=28 June 2024}} which propelled him to a world ranking of 10{{cite web |url=https://www.bowlssa.co.za/latest-news/sas-roberts-starts-at-10-in-new-world-rankings |title=SA's Roberts starts at 10 in new World Rankings |website=Bowls South Africa |access-date=28 June 2024}} and he was subsequently selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana.{{cite web|url=https://www.sasportspress.co.za/sports-menu-heading-mobile/bowls/bowls-roberts-scheepers-lead-new-look-sa-bowls-team |title=Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team |website=SA Sports Press |access-date=20 October 2024}}
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Category:South African male bowls players