Cameron Redpath (born 23 December 1999 in

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) is a

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international

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player who plays as an

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for

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in the

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Rugby Union career

Professional career

He came through the

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the ...

academy and played 22 games for the club before joining

Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in th ...

in February 2020.

International career

Redpath represented England under-20 in the

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, scoring tries against

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

and

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. Redpath was selected in

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34-man squad for their 2018 summer tour of South Africa but was unable to travel with the squad because of injury. He scored a try against

in the

2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship The 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 12th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. France were the defending champions. Ireland won the tournament and a Grand Slam, a ...

. He also played at the

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however his tournament came to an end when he received a six-week ban for biting an opponent in their penultimate match against

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. In January 2021, Redpath was selected in the Scotland

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squad. On 6 February 2021 he started for

at Centre in the Calcutta Cup against

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. Redpath came on as a replacement versus Wales in the 2022 Six Nations match.

Personal life

He is the son of former Scotland international

Bryan Redpath Bryan William Redpath (born 2 July 1971 in Galashiels) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and former rugby union coach. He is currently the Director of Rugby at London Scottish. Early life and family Redpath attended Kel ...

. Cameron Redpath was educated at

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The King's School, Macclesfield The King's School, Macclesfield, is an independent school for day pupils in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1502 by Sir John Percyvale, a former Lord Mayor of Lo ...

, and

Sedbergh School Sedbergh School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the town of Sedbergh in Cumbria, in North West England. It comprises a junior school for children aged 4 to 13 and the main school for 13 to 18 year olds. It ...

on a scholarship. Bryan Redpath's nickname as a player was "Basil" and whilst at Sale his son was given the nickname "boom boom" as a result due to the association with the children’s television character

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1999 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Sale Sharks players Bath Rugby players Rugby union centres People educated at The King's School, Macclesfield People educated at Sedbergh School Scotland international rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub