Cameron Skelton
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Birth name | Cameron Skelton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 153 kg (24 st 1 lb; 337 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | The Hills Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Brad Mika (cousin), Will Skelton (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameron Skelton (born 8 March 1995 in Auckland, New Zealand), is a professional rugby union player who plays for Counties Manukau.
He is the brother of Australian international second-row Will Skelton[3][4][5] and represented the Samoa national under-20 team at the 2014 Junior World Rugby Championship.[6] Born in New Zealand, he moved with his family to Australia at the age of 7. He is noted for his immense size, and at 207 cm (6 ft 9 ½ in) in height, and 153 kg (24 st 2 lb, 338 lb) in weight, he is both taller and heavier than older brother Will. He wears a size 17 (UK) boot.[7] He is eligible to play for Australia, New Zealand or Samoa.
He was signed by the Waikato Chiefs in the Summer of 2014.[8]
References
- ^ "IRB Junior World Championship 2014 – Samoa u20 Squad | 15.co.za | | Rugby News, Live Scores, Results, Fixtures". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Cameron Skelton set to showcase his size in NZ". 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Meet Cameron: Chiefs sign 145kg younger brother of Will Skelton". allblacks.com. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Chiefs sign Will Skelton's younger, bigger brother". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (27 November 2014). "Michael Cheika flags plans to lure Will Skelton's super-sized brother Cameron back to Australia". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Cameron Skelton | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum".
- ^ "Cameron Skelton set to showcase his size in NZ". 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Super Rugby: Will Skelton's younger, bigger brother, Cameron, joins Chiefs from Waratahs | Live Rugby Article | ESPN Scrum".
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