| Birth name | Alexander Henderson Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 May 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 December 1986 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1971–1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Wilson Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alfred Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Brown (12 May 1905 – 31 December 1986) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District to play in the 1928 inter-city match. [3]
International career
He played for Scotland 3 times in the period 1928 to 1929. [4]
Administrative career
He became the 85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1971 to 1972. [5]
References
- ^ "Alexander Henderson Brown". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alex Brown - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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