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