Handley Brown

Handley Brown
Full name Handley Welbourn Brown
Date of birth (1904-08-29)29 August 1904
Place of birth Inglewood, New Zealand
Date of death 5 December 1973(1973-12-05) (aged 69)
Place of death New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
School New Plymouth Boys' High School
Notable relative(s) Ross Brown (son)
Henry Brown (brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
New Zealand No. 290
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1923–30 Taranaki 49
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1924–26 New Zealand 0 (0)

Handley Welbourn Brown (29 August 1904 – 5 December 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A centre three-quarter, Brown represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1924 to 1926. He played 20 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 35 points, but did not appear in any internationals.[1]

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Handley Brown". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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