Cameron Murray (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player

Cameron Murray

Date of birth|  (1975-03-31) 31 March 1975 (age 49)

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Place of birth| Hawick, Scotland
Height| 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 87 kg (192 lb)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Wing

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Haddington|  |  ()
|  Hawick Trades|  |  ()
|  Hawick|  |  ()
2004–2012|  Melrose|  |  ()
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1996–1997|  Border Reivers|  |  ()
1998–2001|  Edinburgh|  |  ()
2002–2004|  Border Reivers|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (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.

## Career

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### Amateur

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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

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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

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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

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

## References

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

Sources

* "Scotland unconvincing as World Cup contenders". cnn.com. 16 October 1999. Archived from the original on 8 July 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* "New Zealand overwhelms Scotland". cnn.com. 24 October 1999. Archived from the original on 9 July 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* "Cameron Murray". sportingheroes.net. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
* "Murray on the mend". bbc.co.uk. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* "Cameron Murray". ercrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* Palmer, Bryn (2 July 2000). "Scotland tutored by Umaga". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2008.[dead link‍]
* "Player Directory". magnersleague.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* "Cameron Murray". trades.uwclub.net. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* "Cameron Murray". scrum.com. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
* Boyd, Kevin (26 August 2005). "Murray return on back burner; MELROSE GET CROCK SHOCK AS CAMMY IS COUNTED OUT". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 April 2008.

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Scotland squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup

Forwards|

* Bulloch
* Burnell
* Graham
* Grimes
* Hilton
* M. Leslie
* Mather
* S. Murray
* Pountney
* Reed
* Reid
* Russell
* Simpson
* Smith
* Walton
* Weir

Backs|

* Armstrong (c)
* Fairley
* Hodge
* J. Leslie
* Logan
* Longstaff
* Mayer
* McLaren
* Metcalfe
* C. Murray
* Paterson
* Redpath
* Tait
* Townsend

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