Bruno Brown Explained

Bruno Brown
Birth Name:Leonard Graham Brown
Birth Date:6 September 1888
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Death Place:Charing Cross
Ru Position:Prop
Repcaps1:18
Reppoints1:Pts:12;
Tries:4;
Conv:0;
Pens:0;
Drop:0
Repyears1:1911–1922

Dr. Leonard Graham Brown MC (6 September 1888 – 23 May 1950) was an ear, nose and throat Surgeon, politician and rugby union international who represented England from 1911 to 1922.[1] He also captained his country.[1]

Early life

Bruno Brown was born on 6 September 1888 in Brisbane.[1]

Rugby union career

Brown made his international debut on 21 January 1911 at St Helen's, Swansea in the Wales vs England match.[1] Of the 18 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 14 occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 21 January 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales vs England match.[1]

World War I

He became a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I and was awarded a MC in 1917.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/2207.html Bruno Brown Profile on scrum.com