Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton

Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton
Date of birth (1959-02-21) 21 February 1959
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986-1987  Scotland 3 (0)

Jeremy Robert Edward Campbell-Lamerton (born 21 February 1959 in Gibraltar) is a former Scottish rugby union lock. He won 3 caps playing for the Scottish national team in the 1986-7 season.[1]

Army career

Campbell-Lamerton served as an officer with the Scots Guards in Germany, Northern Ireland and the Falklands war, reaching the rank of captain before he left the Army in 1983.[2]

Rugby career

Campbell-Lamerton was 6ft 5 and a half inches and 17.5 stone.[2] He made his debut on 18 January 1986 at Murrayfield against France.

He was selected for the Scotland squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[3] He played two matches, the last against Romaina on 2 June 1987 in Dunedin.

Family

He is the son of Mike Campbell-Lamerton, the noted rugby player.[1] He has one son and three daughters (one of whom, Olivia, played tennis for Great Britain).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bath, p123-4
  2. 1 2 "Debut for Scotland has Jeremy following in father's footsteps". The Glasgow Herald. 13 January 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (9 April 1987). "World Cup call-up for Anglo Jeremy". Glasgow Herald. p. 44. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

Sources

  • 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)


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