Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton

Last updated

Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton
Date of birth (1957-02-21) 21 February 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Durham University ()
London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Anglo-Scots ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1985-86 Scotland 'B' 2
1986-87 Scotland 3 (0)

Jeremy Robert Edward Campbell-Lamerton (born 21 February 1957 in Gibraltar) is a former Scottish national team international rugby union player.

Contents

Army career

Campbell-Lamerton served as an officer with the Scots Guards in Germany, in Northern Ireland and through the Falklands War, reaching the rank of Captain before he left the British Army in 1983. [1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

After leaving Downside School Campbell-Lamerton matriculated at Durham University in 1975, where he read for a General Arts degree and competed for the university rugby team. [2] He was 6 ft 5 and a half inches and 17.5 stone and played at lock. [1]

He went on to play for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for the Anglo-Scots District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He captained the side in 1986-87 season.

International career

He won 2 caps for Scotland 'B' in the period 1985-86.

He won 3 caps playing for the Scottish national team in the 1986–7 season. [3]

He made his international debut for Scotland on 18 January 1986 at Murrayfield against France.

He was selected for the Scotland squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup. [4] He played two matches in the tournament, the last against Romania on 2 June 1987 in Dunedin.

Family

He is the son of Mike Campbell-Lamerton, the noted rugby player. [3] He has one son and three daughters (one of whom, Olivia, played tennis for Great Britain).

See also

Related Research Articles

William David Charles Carling is an English former rugby union player. He was England's youngest captain, aged 22, and won 72 caps from 1988 to 1996, captaining England 59 times. Under his captaincy, England won Five Nations Grand Slam in 1991, 1992 and 1995, and reached the 1991 World Cup final.

Gordon Bulloch is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavin Hastings</span> British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player

Andrew Gavin Hastings, is a Scottish former rugby union player. A fullback, he is widely regarded to be one of the best ever Scottish rugby players and was one of the outstanding players of his generation, winning 61 caps for Scotland, 20 of which as captain. He played for Watsonians, London Scottish, Cambridge University, Scotland and the British Lions. He twice toured with the Lions, to Australia in 1989 and as captain on the 1993 tour to New Zealand.

Gary Armstrong is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played scrum-half for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons and the Border Reivers.

John Ross Beattie is a Scottish broadcaster and former rugby union player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Hastings (rugby union)</span> British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player

Scott Hastings is a Scottish sports commentator and former Scotland international rugby union player. At the point of his retirement he was Scotland's most-capped player ever, but this record has now been beaten. He played for Edinburgh District and when that provincial side turned professional he played for Edinburgh Rugby. At amateur level he played for Watsonians.

David Michael Barclay Sole is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Finlay Calder OBE is a Scotland international former rugby union player.

Colonel Michael John Campbell-Lamerton was a Scotland international player. He was also a British Army officer.

Damian Cronin is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Gary Callander was a Scottish international rugby union player who made six international appearances for the Scotland national team between 1984 and 1988. He played in the Hooker position. He coached Haddington, Gala, Watsonians and Kelso.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby union in Gibraltar</span>

Rugby union is a popular sport since its introduction by British military personnel in the 19th century.

Capt. William Campbell Church was a Scottish rugby union player.

Alan James Macgregor Lawson is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Richie Dixon is a former Scotland international rugby union player, the former head coach of the Scotland national team, the Georgia national team and Glasgow Caledonians. He was head of Physical Education at Currie High School in Edinburgh from 1972 until 1980.

Richard Ian Cramb is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Alexander Kinloch Brewster is a former rugby union player who gained six caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as a prop for Stewart's Melville RFC.

The 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.

The Durham University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Durham. They play in BUCS Super Rugby, the highest level student rugby competition in the UK, and have produced a number of notable international rugby players.

Richard Breakey is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Scotland in the 1978 Five Nations tournament.

References

  1. 1 2 "Debut for Scotland has Jeremy following in father's footsteps". The Glasgow Herald . 13 January 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport at Hatfield College, Durham University. Hatfield Trust. p. 136.
  3. 1 2 Bath, p123-4
  4. McMurtrie, Bill (9 April 1987). "World Cup call-up for Anglo Jeremy". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 44. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

Sources