Neil Cameron (rugby union)

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Neil Cameron
Birth nameNeil William Cameron
Date of birth(1925-09-02)2 September 1925
Place of birth Carlisle, England
Date of deathc. 2 September 1978(1978-09-02) (aged 53)
Place of death Penrith, England
University Glasgow University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow University ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1952 Scotland 3 (2)

Neil Cameron (2 September 1929 – September 1978) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a fullback. [1]

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Cameron played for Glasgow University. [2]

Provincial career

Cameron played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1952–53 Inter-City match. Glasgow won the match 14 – 13, Cameron kicking penalties and a conversion to secure Glasgow's win. [3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland three times in 1952, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches. [4]

Cameron battled for the Scotland fullback place with Ian Thomson. Thomson usually won the battle and he secured 7 caps to Cameron's 3 caps. [5]

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References

  1. "Neil William Cameron" . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search" . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Neil Cameron – Test matches" . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "Obituary: Ian Hosie Munro Thomson, rugby player" . Retrieved 6 March 2017.