| Birth name | Angus Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
He played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]
He was selected for Glasgow District and played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[3]
He played for the Scotland Possibles side in 1947.
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]
His brother Donald was also capped for Scotland.[2] Father to Elspeth and Angus. Grandfather to Cameron, Lorna and Angus.