Allan Cameron (rugby union)
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Allan Cameron
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Allan Douglas Cameron
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|03|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|10|15|1924|03|04|df=y}}
| death_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|89|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| amatyears1 = –
| amatteam1 = Hillhead HSFP
| ru_amupdate =
| repteam1 = Scotland
| repyears1 = 1951–54
| repcaps1 = 3
| reppoints1 = 0
| ru_ntupdate =
| years1 =
| clubs1 =
| apps1 =
| points1 =
| ru_clubupdate =
| ru_currentclub =
| province1 = Glasgow District
| province2 = Scotland Possibles
| provinceyears1 = –
| provinceapps1 =
| provincepoints1 =
| ru_provinceupdate =
| repsevensyears1 =
| repsevensteam1 =
| ru_sevensnationalcaps =
| ru_sevensnationalpoints =
| ru_sevensupdate =
| coachteams1 =
| coachyears1 =
| ru_coachupdate =
| other =
| occupation =
| family =
| spouse =
| children =
| relatives =
| school = Hillhead High School
| university =
}}
Allan Cameron (4 March 1924 – 15 October 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Normally a Centre, he also played on the Wing.
Rugby career
=Amateur career=
=Provincial career=
He broke through while playing with Hillhead HSFP to play for Glasgow District.
He was part of the Glasgow District side that won the Inter-City match against Edinburgh in 1947–48.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-WdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kJQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4765,5294810|title=The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search|publisher=}} He later won three Inter-City matches in a row with Glasgow in 1950–51, 1951–52{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n0hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=44sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6046,2983750|title=The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search|publisher=}} and 1952–53.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m0FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hlkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1762,4258772|title=The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}
He was selected for the Scotland Possibles side in 1947.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19471222/070/0002 |title=Register |access-date=March 17, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship winning the title with Glasgow in the 1955–56 season. It was Glasgow's first Inter-District title.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lGhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kpQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6284,4090007|title=The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}
=International career=
He was capped for {{nrut|Scotland}} three times from 1951 to 1954, playing in three Five Nations matches. He was capped initially at Wing for his debut but was later capped at Centre.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5340.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match|title=Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Allan Cameron – Test matches|publisher=}}
His 1951 debut was bittersweet. Scotland narrowly lost against France but Cameron proudly returned to his home with the match ball. He opened the front door and threw the ball inside then discovered from his crestfallen mother and sister that his father had died just hours before.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/allan-cameron-1-781500|title=Allan Cameron|publisher=}}
=Selector=
After his playing career finished, Cameron became a selector for the Glasgow District committee.
Outside of rugby
Cameron was a company director with Robin Ramsay & Co, a hide and skin brokers.{{cite web|url=http://admin.glasgowwarriors.org/news/09/10/23/allan-cameron|title=Allan Cameron – Glasgow Warriors|publisher=}}
He was a keen golfer and angler. He would often go fishing with Iain Ross, former Hillhead HSFP and Scotland scrum-half.