William Davie Brown Explained

William Davie Brown
Birth Date:29 May 1852
Death Place:Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ru Position:Fullback
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Glasgow Academicals
Ru Provinceyears1:-
Ru Province1:Glasgow District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0
Repyears1:1871-75

William Davie Brown (29 May 1852  - 24 March 1876) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a full back.[1]

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

He was called up to the Glasgow District side for the Great Britain's very first provincial rugby match on 23 November 1872.[2] He went on to captain the side in the match against Edinburgh District on 5 December 1874.[3]

He was called up to the Scotland squad for the world's very first international rugby match in 1871. He represented Scotland 5 times in total.

Notes and References

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