Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton Explained

Birth Date:1957 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Gibraltar
Weight:17st
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:Durham University
London Scottish
Ru Province:Anglo-Scots
Ru Provinceyears:-
Repyears1:1985-86
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repcaps1:2
Repyears2:1986-87
Repteam2:Scotland
Repcaps2:3
Reppoints2:0

Jeremy Robert Edward Campbell-Lamerton (born 21 February 1957 in Gibraltar) is a former Scottish national team international rugby union player.

Army career

Campbell-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.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

After 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.[1] He was 6 ft 5 and a half inches and 17.5 stone and played at lock.[2]

He went on to play for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for the Anglo-Scots District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He captained the side in 1986-87 season.

International career

He 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

He 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).

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Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moyes . Arthur . Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport at Hatfield College, Durham University . 2007 . Hatfield Trust . 136.
  2. News: Debut for Scotland has Jeremy following in father's footsteps . . 7 . 13 January 1986 . 22 January 2016.
  3. Bath, p123-4
  4. News: World Cup call-up for Anglo Jeremy . Bill . McMurtrie . The Herald. Glasgow . 44 . 9 April 1987 . 22 January 2016.