Donald "Don" Cameron (15 July 1887 – 25 August 1947) was a New Zealand

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player who played three test matches for the

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in 1908, scoring one try. He was educated at Stratford High School.

Career

A goalkicker, Cameron represented

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in the 1900s and in the 1910s, making his debut as a 19-year-old in 1906. Apart from playing his usual position of wing three-quarter, he also played as a centre, fullback and five-eighth while playing for Taranaki. He scored four tries in a 47–3 win against Manawatu in 1906. His three appearances for the national side were against the touring Anglo-Welsh. He scored a try on debut, however he missed both of his conversation attempts in his final game. Cameron was selected for the 1910 All Black team to play in

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but withdrew and was replaced by Frank Wilson. His father, R.H Cameron represented Taranaki in 1885.

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