Angus Cameron (rugby union)

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Angus Cameron
Birth nameAngus Cameron
Date of birth(1929-06-24)24 June 1929
Place of birthGlasgow, 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)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District
Scotland Possibles
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1948-56
1955
Scotland
British and Irish Lions
17
2
(18)
(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.

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

He played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]

Provincial career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Angus Cameron". ESPNScrum. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c 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".