Alex Brown (rugby union, born 1905) explained
| Alex Brown |
| Birth Name: | Alexander Henderson Brown |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Ru Position: | Fly-half |
| Amatteam1: | Heriots |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1928 |
| Ru Province1: | Edinburgh District |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1928 - 29 |
| Repcaps1: | 3 |
| Reppoints1: | 7 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Office: | President of the Scottish Rugby Union | | Term Start: | 1971 | | Term End: | 1972 | | Order: | 85th |
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Alex Brown (12 May 1905 – 31 December 1986) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Brown played for Heriots.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District to play in the 1928 inter-city match.[3]
International career
He played for Scotland 3 times in the period 1928 to 1929.[4]
Administrative career
He became the 85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1971 to 1972.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Alexander Henderson Brown. ESPN scrum. Apr 9, 2020.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. Apr 9, 2020.
- Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alex Brown - Test matches. ESPN scrum. Apr 9, 2020.
- Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . 2020-04-09 . 16 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf . dead .
