Cameron Murray (rugby Union)
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Cameron Murray (born 31 March 1975) is a Scottish former professional
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player who played as a
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. He won 24 caps for the Scotland national team between 1998 and 2001, scoring seven tries.


Career


Amateur

Murray played for Haddington, Hawick Trades and
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. Following his retirement from professional rugby Murray played from
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for several seasons. He announced his retirement from playing in April 2012.


Professional

Murray played professionally for Scottish team
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between 1996 and 1997 before the team merged with
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in 1998. He continued to play for Edinburgh until Borders were revived in 2002. For the teams he played in both the
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and
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. He retired from professional rugby in 2004.


International

Playing mainly at
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he was first selected for Scotland in 1998 against
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in a
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match. He played for Scotland in the 1999 Five Nations Championship which Scotland won, and was selected for the team for the
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. He continued to play for Scotland in both 2000 and 2001 and won a total of 24
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caps and scored seven tries for 35 points.


Post-retirement

Murray works as a Depute Rector at Berwickshire High School.


References

;Sources * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Cameron 1975 births Living people Haddington RFC players Hawick RFC players Hawick Trades players Rugby union players from Hawick Rugby union wings Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players 1999 Rugby World Cup players