Laurie Brownlie Explained

Laurie Brownlie
Birth Name:Jack Laurence Brownlie
Birth Date:25 November 1899
Birth Place:Makirikiri, Wanganui, New Zealand
Death Place:Napier, New Zealand
Ru Position:Loose forward
Repyears1:1921
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Ru Provinceapps1:6
Relatives:Maurice Brownlie (brother)
Cyril Brownlie (brother)
School:St Patrick's College, Wellington

Jack Laurence "Laurie" Brownlie (25 November 1899 – 8 October 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Brownlie represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1921. He played just one game for the All Blacks, against New South Wales, and did not appear in any Test matches.[1]

His brothers Cyril and Maurice were both in the 1924-25 tour of Britain by the Invincibles.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laurie Brownlie . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 January 2016.