Jeremy Robert Edward Campbell-Lamerton (born 21 February 1957 in

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) is a former Scottish national team international

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player.

Army career

Campbell-Lamerton served as an

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with the

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in Germany, in Northern Ireland and through the

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, reaching the rank of Captain before he left the

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in 1983.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

After leaving

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Campbell-Lamerton matriculated at

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in 1975, where he read for a General Arts degree and competed for the university rugby team. He was 6 ft 5 and a half inches and 17.5 stone and played at

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. He went on to play for London Scottish.

Provincial career

He played for the

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District in the

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. 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.Bath, p123-4 He made his international debut for Scotland on 18 January 1986 at

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against France. He was selected for the Scotland squad for the

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. He played two matches in the tournament, the last against

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on 2 June 1987 in

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Family

He is the son of

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, the noted rugby player. He has one son and three daughters (one of whom, Olivia, played tennis for Great Britain).

References

Sources

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )

External links

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