John Blair Brown Explained

John Brown
Birth Name:John Blair Brown
Birth Date:26 May 1856
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Ru Position:Forwards
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Glasgow Academicals
Ru Provinceyears1:-
1879
Repteam1:Scotland
Repcaps1:19
Reppoints1:(2 tries)
Repyears1:1879-86

John Blair Brown (26 May 1856  - 17 May 1904) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a forward.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow Academicals, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.

Provincial career

He was called up for the Glasgow District side for the 1874 provincial match against Edinburgh District on 5 December 1874.[2]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 1 March 1879.

International career

He was called up to the Scotland squad on 17 February 1879 and played Ireland at Belfast on 17 February 1879.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Brown - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  3. Web site: ESPN. ESPN.com.