Nim Campbell Explained

Nim Campbell
Full Name:Norman MacDonald Campbell
Birth Date:23 September 1929
Birth Place:Tylorstown, Rhondda, Wales
Death Place:Worthing, Sussex, England
Occupation:Doctor
School:Sherborne School
University:University of London
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1956
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Norman MacDonald "Nim" Campbell (23 September 1929 — 22 September 2012) was a Scottish international rugby union player of the 1950s.

Campbell was born in Tylorstown, Wales, where his Scottish father worked as a schoolteacher. He attended Sherborne School in Dorset and played his rugby in London, having moved to the city for his medical studies.[1]

A scrum-half, Campbell competed for London Scottish and the St Mary's Hospital side. He gained two Scotland caps in the 1956 Five Nations, against France at Murrayfield and Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.[2]

Campbell practiced medicine in Worthing, Sussex.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Woolford . Anthony . Tylorstown has a rich history on the international stage . . 2 November 2010 . en.
  2. News: Cap for Campbell . . 25 December 1955.
  3. Nim Campbell Obituary . The Hillyarder . December 2012 . 67 . 3.