Cameron Murray (rugby union)

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Cameron Murray
Date of birth (1975-03-31) 31 March 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Hawick, Scotland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)



2004–2012		 Haddington
Hawick Trades
Hawick
Melrose 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–1997
1998–2001
2002–2004		 Border Reivers
Edinburgh
Border Reivers 		()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2001 Scotland 24 (35)

Cameron Murray (born 31 March 1975) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a wing. He won 24 caps for the Scotland national team between 1998 and 2001, scoring seven tries.

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Career

Amateur

Murray played for Haddington, Hawick Trades and Hawick.

Following his retirement from professional rugby Murray played from Melrose for several seasons. He announced his retirement from playing in April 2012. [1]

Professional

Murray played professionally for Scottish team Borders between 1996 and 1997 before the team merged with Edinburgh Rugby in 1998. He continued to play for Edinburgh until Borders were revived in 2002. For the teams he played in both the Heineken Cup and Celtic League. He retired from professional rugby in 2004.

International

Playing mainly at wing he was first selected for Scotland in 1998 against England in a Calcutta Cup match. He played for Scotland in the 1999 Five Nations Championship which Scotland won, and was selected for the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He continued to play for Scotland in both 2000 and 2001 and won a total of 24 Test caps and scored seven tries for 35 points.

Post-retirement

Murray works as a physical education teacher at the Berwickshire High School. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Heatly, Gary (11 April 2012). "Cameron Murray: Scot who brought Jonah Lomu down to earth retires". The Scotsman . Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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