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 name	Alexander Henderson Brown
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
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 by	Robert Wilson Shaw
Succeeded by	Alfred 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]

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.