Cameron Mather
| Full name | Cameron George Mather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Back Row | ||
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| 1999-2004 |
Scotland Barbarians |
11 | (10) |
Cameron George Mather (born 20 August 1973 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer who plays in the back row. He won eleven caps for Scotland between 1999 and 2004.
Cameron George Mather - Was born in Christchurch New Zealand, He was Educated at St Kentigern School and Auckland Grammar School before joining the University Club in Auckland upon leaving school. He had represented the Auckland Province at age level, but in 1993 chose to join the East Coast Bays Club in North Harbour. He was selected for the North Harbour representative Colts side and was an ever present member of the championship winning side. His successful season lead to his selection for the New Zealand colts trials, although not selected for the national side. In 1994 following another successful club and provincial season with further 7's and XV's honours Mather left New Zealand to join the Watsonians football club in Edinburgh.
He went on to play over 100 games for the Edinburgh club side helping them land their first Melrose 7’s title for over 60 years in 1996 and lead them to their first Premiership title in 1998 before returning as player coach in 2006 and delivering the Scottish Cup at the first time of asking.
In 1996 Mather signed a professional contract with the Scottish Rugby Union and was placed with the Edinburgh Side. Mather qualified for Scotland through his Paternal Grandfather, George Scott Urquhart – who was honoured for gallantry as a young sailor in the Great War and is buried in the grounds of Stirling Castle. In 1998 the Edinburgh side was merged with the Boarder Reivers to form the Edinburgh Reivers. Mather toured South Africa and Zimbabwe with the Scottish side in 1997 having won international A caps and sevens honours in Dubai and the 7’s world cup in Hong Kong earlier that season. He toured Australia in 1998 playing in 4 of the 8 touring matches scoring tries against Victoria and Queensland. He again toured South Africa in 1999 and was subsequently selected for the 1999 rugby world cup squad, winning his first cap in August 99 against Romania at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Further caps followed against Spain, Western Samoa and a quarter final against New Zealand at Murrayfield. Further 6 nations involvement followed with his championship debut against France in March 2000. At the beginning of the 2000/01 Season Mather Joined National Division one side Leeds Tykes helping them win promotion to the premiership and scoring the club's first ever premiership try in their opening day defeat of Bath at Headingly in August 2001. He would go on to score a further 5 in his first premiership season. Mather was an ever present in the Tykes side and a standout player in the Premiership, winning the player of the year and players player of the year award in 2003 having help the Leeds outfit to its highest ever league position of 5th.
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