Angus Cameron (rugby union)

Angus Cameron
Birth name	Angus Cameron
Date of birth	24 June 1929
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1 April 1991 (aged 61)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Notable relative(s)	Donald Cameron, brother; Rob McAlpine, great-nephew
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly half / Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
-	Glasgow HSFP
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
-	Glasgow District
-	Scotland Possibles
International career
Years	Team
1948-56	Scotland
1955	British and Irish Lions

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

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP.^[2]

Provincial career

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

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

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

References

^ "Angus Cameron". ESPNScrum. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
^ "Games And Players". The Herald. Glasgow. 15 December 1953.
^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Player Archive".

[1] "Angus Cameron". ESPNScrum. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

[auto-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".

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