Handley Brown Explained

Handley Brown
Birth Name:Handley Welbourn Brown
Birth Date:29 August 1904
Birth Place:Inglewood, New Zealand
Death Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Ru Position:Centre
Height:1.750NaN0
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Repyears1:1924–26
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Taranaki
Ru Provinceyears1:1923–30
Ru Provinceapps1:49
Relatives:Ross Brown (son)
Henry Brown (brother)
School:New Plymouth Boys' High School

Handley Welbourn Brown (29 August 1904 – 5 December 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A centre three-quarter, Brown represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1924 to 1926. He played 20 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 35 points, but did not appear in any internationals.[1]

Handley Brown played 49 games for Taranaki between 1923 and 1930.

His son Ross Brown, nicknamed Pascoe, played 144 matches for Taranaki from 1953 to 1968 and 25 matches for the All Blacks from 1955 to 1962.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Handley Brown . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 29 August 2015.
  2. Web site: All Blacks' jerseys on display at Puke Ariki. 20 September 2019.