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British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player For other people named Angus Cameron, see Angus Cameron (disambiguation).

Rugby player
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 Scotland 17 (18)
1955 British and Irish Lions 2 (11)

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

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP.

Provincial career

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

He played for the Scotland Possibles side in 1947.

International career

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

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.

Family

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

References

  1. "Angus Cameron". ESPNScrum. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. ^ 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".
British Lions – 1955 South Africa tour
Forwards
Backs
CoachManager: J. A. E. Siggins * Assistant Manager/Coach: D. E. Davies
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