Alex Brown (rugby union, born 1905)

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]

Alex Brown
Birth nameAlexander Henderson Brown
Date of birth(1905-05-12)12 May 1905
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death31 December 1986(1986-12-31) (aged 81)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Heriots ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928 Edinburgh District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–29 Scotland 3 (7)
85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1971–1972
Preceded byRobert Wilson Shaw
Succeeded byAlfred Wilson

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Brown played for Heriots.[2]

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]

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References
  1. "Alexander Henderson Brown". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alex Brown - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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