George Roberts (rugby union) explained

George Roberts
Birth Name:George Roberts
Birth Date:13 February 1914
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Ru Position:Full Back
Amatyears1:-
Ru Provinceyears1:-
1938
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1938-39
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0

George Roberts (13 February 1914 – 2 August 1943) was a Scotland international rugby union player,[1] who died working on the Burma-Siam Railway at Kanchanaburi in Thailand.[2] [3] [4]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Watsonians.[2]

Provincial career

He represented Edinburgh District.[5]

He played for Scotland Possibles in their trial match against Scotland Probables in January 1938, coming on as a substitute in the second half.

International career

He was capped five times for between 1938 and 1939.[2] [3] [6]

See also

References

Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007)
  2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh;)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Roberts. ESPN scrum.
  2. Bath, p109
  3. Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
  4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2233911/george-roberts/ CWGC entry
  5. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Roberts - Test matches. ESPN scrum.