Jeremy Robert Edward Campbell-Lamerton (born 21 February 1957 in Gibraltar) is a former Scottish national team international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 21 February 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Gibraltar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 7 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Army career
editCampbell-Lamerton served as an officer with the Scots Guards in Germany, in Northern Ireland and through the Falklands War, reaching the rank of Captain before he left the British Army in 1983.[1]
Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editAfter leaving Downside School Campbell-Lamerton matriculated at Durham University in 1975, where he read for a General Arts degree and competed for the university rugby team.[2] He was 6 ft 5 and a half inches and 17.5 stone and played at lock.[1]
He went on to play for London Scottish.
Provincial career
editHe played for the Anglo-Scots District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He captained the side in 1986-87 season.
International career
editHe won 2 caps for Scotland 'B' in the period 1985-86.
He won 3 caps playing for the Scottish national team in the 1986–7 season.[3]
He made his international debut for Scotland on 18 January 1986 at Murrayfield against France.
He was selected for the Scotland squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[4] He played two matches in the tournament, the last against Romania on 2 June 1987 in Dunedin.
Family
editHe is the son of Mike Campbell-Lamerton, the noted rugby player.[3] He has one son and three daughters (one of whom, Olivia, played tennis for Great Britain).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Debut for Scotland has Jeremy following in father's footsteps". The Glasgow Herald. 13 January 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport at Hatfield College, Durham University. Hatfield Trust. p. 136.
- ^ a b Bath, p123-4
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (9 April 1987). "World Cup call-up for Anglo Jeremy". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 44. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Sources
edit- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
External links
edit- Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton at ESPNscrum
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