George Roberts (rugby union)
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| Born | George Roberts 13 February 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 Scotland between 1938 and 1939.[2] [3][6]
