John Blair Brown

John Brown
Full name John Blair Brown
Date of birth (1856-05-26)26 May 1856
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 17 April 1904(1904-04-17)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forwards
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Glasgow Academicals
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Glasgow District
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1879-86 Scotland 19 (2 tries)

John Blair Brown (26 May 1856 – 17 May 1904) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a forward.[1]

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

He was called up for the Glasgow District side for the 1874 provincial match against Edinburgh District on the 5 December 1874.[2]

He was called up to the Scotland squad in 17 February 1879 and played Ireland at Belfast on 17 February 1879.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "John Brown - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ↑ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
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