Angus Cameron (rugby union)

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Angus Cameron
Birth nameAngus Cameron
Date of birth(1929-06-24)24 June 1929
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death1 April 1991(1991-04-01) (aged 61)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Notable relative(s) Donald Cameron, brother
Rob McAlpine, great-nephew
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half / Full Back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
- Scotland Possibles ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1948-56 Scotland 17 (18)
1955 British and Irish Lions 2 (11)

Angus Cameron (24 June 1929 – 1 April 1991) [1] was a Scottish international rugby union player [2] who played for Glasgow HSFP and Glasgow District.

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP. [2]

Provincial career

He was selected for Glasgow District and played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. [3]

He played for the Scotland Possibles side in 1947.

International career

He was capped for Scotland seventeen times between 1948 and 1956. [4]

He also took part in the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa. He was named as vice-captain. He played in 2 tests against South Africa - and played in another 7 matches against provincial sides; resulting in a total of 9 appearances on the tour kicking 44 points. [5]

Family

His brother Donald was also capped for Scotland. [2] Father to Elspeth and Angus. Grandfather to Cameron, Lorna and Angus.

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References

  1. "Angus Cameron". ESPNScrum. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)
  3. "Games And Players". The Herald. Glasgow. 15 December 1953.
  4. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Player Archive".