Khaki Roberts

Geoffrey "Khaki" Roberts

QC OBE

Full name	Geoffrey Dorling Roberts
Date of birth	(1886-08-27)27 August 1886
Place of birth	Exeter, England
Date of death	7 March 1967(1967-03-07) (aged 80)
Place of death	Southwark, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
University	St John's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Barrister
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1907–08 England 3 (6)

Geoffrey Dorling Roberts (27 August 1886 – 7 March 1967), also known as Khaki Roberts, was an English barrister and international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Exeter, Roberts attended Exeter School and Rugby School. His childhood nickname "Khaki" was believed to have been coined due to his dark complexion, although it has also been said that he was first called the name at a school playground after he got covered in mud and resembled a Khaki-clad British soldier. Roberts played rugby in his youth, as a forward, and was capped three times for England. While attending St John's College, Oxford, Roberts won blues for rugby in 1908 and 1909.

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

External links

• Khaki Roberts at ESPNscrum