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{{Short description|English rugby union player}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Cameron Boon
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Cameron Boon
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| height = {{convert|2.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = [[Bishop's Stortford College]]
| university = [[Loughborough University]]
| position = [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Second row]]
| amatyears1 = –
| amatteam1 = [[Welwyn RFC|Welwyn]]
| currentclub = [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
| apps1 = 8
| points1 = 5
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = →[[Eastwood Rugby Club|Eastwood]]
| apps2 = 7
| points2 =
| clubupdate = 25 September 2022
| repteam1 = [[England national under-18 rugby union team|England U18]]
| repyears1 = –
| repcaps1 = –
| reppoints1 = –
| repteam2 = [[Ireland national under-18 rugby union team|Ireland U18]]
| repyears2 = –
| repcaps2 = –
| reppoints2 = –
| repupdate = 25 September 2022
}}
'''Cameron Boon''' is a professional [[rugby union]] player, who currently plays as a [[Rugby union positions#Locks|lock]] for [[Premiership Rugby]] side [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]].<ref name="Saracens profile">{{cite news|url=https://www.saracens.com/squads/cameron-boon/|title=Cameron Boon|work=Saracens|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922222604/https://www.saracens.com/squads/cameron-boon/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Boon is of [[England|English]] and [[Ireland|Irish]] descent. He began playing rugby at [[Welwyn RFC|Welwyn]] at the age of five and later represented [[Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union|Hertfordshire]] at county level.<ref name="Welwyn RFC">{{cite news|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/welwynrfc/news/cameron-boon-makes-his-senior-debut-for-saracens-2562187.html|title=Cameron Boon makes his senior debut for Saracens|work=Welwyn RFC|date=27 August 2020|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215559/https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/welwynrfc/news/cameron-boon-makes-his-senior-debut-for-saracens-2562187.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As a sixth-form student at [[Bishop's Stortford College]], he captained the school's rugby team.<ref name="Bishop's Stortford">{{cite news|url=https://www.ukboardingschools.com/news/two-college-pupils-to-represent-england/|title=Two College Pupils To Represent England|work=UK Boarding Schools|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215600/https://www.ukboardingschools.com/news/two-college-pupils-to-represent-england/|url-status=live}}</ref> During his studies for a [[Bachelor of Science|bachelor's degree]] in [[Accounting|accounting and financial management]] at [[Loughborough University]], he also played for [[Loughborough Students RUFC|Loughborough Students]] under a university contract while part of the [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] academy.<ref name="Loughborough University">{{cite news|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/rugby-union/mens/cameron-boon/|title=Cameron Boon|work=Loughborough University Sport|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215606/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/rugby-union/mens/cameron-boon/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Club career ==
Boon joined the Saracens junior academy as a teenager, and played for the U18s team in the Premiership Academy League, before graduating into the senior academy in 2018. He was part of the Saracens Storm squad that won the [[Premiership Rugby Shield]] in [[2018–19 Premiership Rugby|2019]], which included appearing in the 55–14 final triumph against [[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle Falcons A]].<ref name="Saracens profile"/> The following season, he made his first-team debut, coming off the bench in at 36–20 [[2019–20 Premiership Rugby|Premiership]] victory over [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]] in August 2020.<ref name="Welwyn RFC"/> A month later, he scored his first Premiership [[Try (rugby)|try]], helping Saracens to defeat [[Exeter Chiefs]] by 40–17.
In the [[2021–22 Premiership Rugby|2021–22 season]], Boon was primarily deployed in the [[2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup|Premiership Rugby Cup]].<ref name="It's Rugby">{{cite news|url=https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/cameron-boon-43543.html|title=Cameron BOON - Player statistics|work=It's Rugby|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215604/https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/cameron-boon-43543.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also continued his development in [[Australia]] with a loan spell at [[Eastwood Rugby Club|Eastwood]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://northsrugby.com.au/news/news/the-shoremen-report-round-15|title=The Shoremen Report // Round 15|work=Northern Suburbs Rugby|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=7 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807151754/https://northsrugby.com.au/news/news/the-shoremen-report-round-15|url-status=live}}</ref> Ahead of the [[2022–23 Premiership Rugby|2022–23 season]], Boon was promoted into the Saracens first-team squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.saracens.com/saracens-men-confirm-2022-23-first-team-squad/|title=Saracens Men confirm 22/23 First Team Squad|work=Saracens|date=5 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922215602/https://www.saracens.com/saracens-men-confirm-2022-23-first-team-squad/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== International career ==
Boon is qualified to represent [[England national rugby union team|England]] and [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]].<ref name="It's Rugby"/> As such, he has played for both the [[England national under-18 rugby union team|England U18s]] and the [[Ireland national under-18 rugby union team|Ireland U18s]] during his youth career, having been noted as a line-out specialist due to his six-foot 10 inch frame.<ref name="Saracens profile"/>
== References ==
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{{Saracens F.C. squad}}
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[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union locks]]
[[Category:Saracens F.C. players]]
[[Category:Eastwood Rugby Club players]]