Donald Cameron (rugby union, born 1927)

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Donald Cameron
Birth nameDonald Cameron
Date of birth(1927-12-25)25 December 1927
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death15 September 2003(2003-09-15) (aged 75)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Notable relative(s) Angus Cameron, brother
Rob McAlpine, great-nephew
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953-54 Scotland 6 (0)

Donald Cameron (25 December 1927 – 15 September 2003) [1] was a Scottish international rugby union player. [2] He played as a Centre. [3]

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Cameron played for Glasgow HSFP. [2]

Provincial career

Cameron played for Glasgow District. He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship in its first season, 1953–54. [4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland six times between 1953 and 1954. [2] [5]

Family

His brother Angus Cameron was also capped for Scotland. [2]

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References

  1. "Donald Cameron". ESPNScrum. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p138
  3. "Donald Cameron".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "Death of Scotland cap Donald Cameron".
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)