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{{short description|NZ international rugby union player}}
{{distinguish|Donald Cameron (rugby union, born 1927)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{infobox rugby biography
| name               = Donald Cameron
| image              =
| birth_date         = {{birth date|df=yes|1887|7|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Waitara, New Zealand|Waitara]], New Zealand
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1947|8|25|1887|7|15|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[New Plymouth]], New Zealand
| height             =
| weight             = {{convert|63|kg|lbs|abbr=on}}
| school             = [[Stratford High School (New Zealand)|Stratford High School]]
| ru_position        = [[Rugby union positions|Wing Three-quarter]]
| amatyears1         = 1906&ndash;14
| amatteam1          = Stratford
| ru_provinceyears1  = 1906&ndash;14
| ru_province1       = {{Rut|Taranaki}}
| ru_provinceapps1   = 59
| ru_provincepoints1 = 146
| repyears1          = 1908
| repteam1           = {{Nrut|New Zealand}}
| repcaps1           = 3
| reppoints1         = 3
}}
'''Donald "Don" Cameron''' (15 July 1887 &ndash; 25 August 1947)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.familytreecircles.com/new-zealand-representative-all-blacks-1884-1980-36442.html|title=the 1,109 rugby ALL BLACKS since 1884 - ABBOTT to FURLONG :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy|website=www.familytreecircles.com|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ngairedith.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=ngairedith&view=78&ver=6229&storyid=36625|title=PECK of Taita - Family Tree|website=ngairedith.tribalpages.com|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> was a New Zealand [[rugby union]] player who played three test matches for the [[All Blacks]] in 1908, scoring one try.
He was educated at [[Stratford High School (New Zealand)|Stratford High School]].
== Career ==
A goalkicker, Cameron represented [[Taranaki Rugby Union|Taranaki]] 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 Rugby Union|Manawatu]] in 1906.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby|last = Chester|first = Rod|publisher = Moa Publications|year = 1987|isbn = 0-908570-16-3|location = [[Auckland]]|pages = 37|last2 = McMillan|first2 = Neville|last3 = Palenski|first3 = Ron}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=128|title=Donald Cameron|last=Knight|first=Lindsay|publisher=New Zealand Rugby Union|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":1" />
Cameron was selected for the 1910 All Black team to play in [[Australia]] but withdrew and was replaced by [[Frank Wilson (New Zealand rugby player)|Frank Wilson]].<ref name=":0" />
His father, R.H Cameron represented Taranaki in 1885.<ref name=":0" />
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[[Category:1887 births]]
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[[Category:New Zealand rugby union players]]
[[Category:New Zealand international rugby union players]]
[[Category:People educated at Stratford High School, New Zealand]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Waitara, New Zealand]]
[[Category:Taranaki rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union wings]]
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