Cameron Redpath

Cameron Redpath

Date of birth	(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Narbonne, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
School	Cheltenham College King's School Sedbergh School
Notable relative(s)	Bryan Redpath (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Bath Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–2020 Sale Sharks 22 (2) 2020– Bath 58 (35) Correct as of 16 March 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014-2015 Scotland U16 2015-2016 Scotland U18 2016–2017 England U18 5 (20) 2018–2019 England U20 9 (15) 2021– Scotland 14 (5) Correct as of 16 March 2024

Cameron Redpath (born 23 December 1999) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Bath. Born in France, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. His father, Bryan Redpath, is a former Scotland captain.

Club career

He came through the Sale Sharks academy and played 22 games for the club before joining Bath Rugby in February 2020.^[1][2]

International career

Cameron Redpath represented Scotland at U16 level and both Scotland and England at U18 level. Redpath represented England under-20 in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, scoring tries against Wales^[3] and France.^[4] Redpath was selected in England's 34-man squad for their 2018 summer tour of South Africa^[5] but was unable to travel with the squad because of injury.^[6] He scored a try against Scotland in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.^[7] He also played at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship however his tournament came to an end when he received a six-week ban for biting an opponent in their penultimate match against Ireland.^[8][9]

In January 2021, Redpath was selected in the Scotland 2021 Six Nations Championship squad.^[10] On 6 February 2021 he started for Scotland at Centre in the Calcutta Cup against England.^[11] Redpath came on as a replacement versus Wales in the 2022 Six Nations match.^[12]

In 2023 Redpath was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.^[13]

Personal life

Cameron is the son of former Scotland international captain Bryan Redpath,^[14] and was born in France when his father was playing there for RC Narbonne.^[15] He was educated at Cheltenham College, The King's School, Macclesfield, and Sedbergh School on a scholarship.^[16] His uncle Craig also played at a high level, and his younger brother Murray was playing for the Scotland Under-20 team in 2022.^[17]

Bryan Redpath's nickname as a player was "Basil"^[18] and whilst at Sale his son was given the nickname "boom boom" as a result due to the association with the children's television character Basil Brush.^[19][20]

References

1. "England under-20 star Cameron Redpath joins Bath Rugby from Sale Sharks". Premiership Rugby. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
2. "Cameron Redpath: Sale Sharks centre to join Bath on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
3. "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
4. "Under-20s Six Nations – Round Four wrap". Six Nations. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
5. Jones, Chris (10 May 2018). "Danny Cipriani named in England squad to tour South Africa in June". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
6. "Cameron Redpath sidelined with ACL injury, will miss England Summer Tour". The Scotsman. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
7. Campbell, Alan (15 March 2019). "England U20 45-7 Scotland U20: Young Scots overrun in second half". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
8. "World Rugby U20 Championship: England grab last-gasp win over Ireland". BBC Sport. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
9. Heatly, Gary (20 June 2019). "Son of Bryan Redpath handed six-week rugby ban for biting opponent". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
10. "Scotland: Cameron Redpath among four uncapped players in Six Nations squad". BBC Sport. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
11. "Scotland record historic Twickenham victory to secure Calcutta Cup". The National.
12. "Cameron Redpath Inside Centre". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
13. "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
14. Captain Everywhere, Norman Harris, The Guardian, 16 February 2003
15. Ballantyne, Iona (27 May 2018). "Bryan Redpath would 'love' son Cameron to choose Scotland over England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
16. "The Redpath way to the future". Sale Sharks. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
17. U20s 6N: Murray Redpath has only ever had eyes for Scotland, David Barnes, The Offside Line, 21 February 2022
18. Turnbull, Simon (24 November 2002). "Redpath brushes up on Scottish history". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
19. "Basil Brush". Basil Brush. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
20. "5 funniest rugby player nicknames in the Premiership". Ruck. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

• Cameron Redpath at European Professional Club Rugby
• Cameron Redpath at Premiership Rugby (archived)
• Cameron Redpath at ESPNscrum
• Cameron Redpath at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Cameron Redpath at Scottish Rugby Union
• Cameron Redpath at Bath Rugby