Ray Brown (rugby league)

Ray Brown

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Brown
Nickname	Brownie
Born	1957 (age 58–59)
Playing information
Position	hooker, second-row, prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
197?–7?	Griffith
1979	Western Suburbs	23	5	0	0	15
1980–86	Manly-Warringah	92	4	0	0	14
	Total	115	9	0	0	29
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1983	New South Wales	3	0	0	0	0
1982–83	Australia	5	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Ray Brown (born 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership for the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1979 and then seven seasons at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles between 1980-1986.

Originally from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, he represented Riverina in 1978, and was awarded the Country Rugby League's Player of the Year. His club at the time was Griffiths Waratahs.^[1] The following year Brown played one season for Western Suburbs and moved on to Manly-Warringah in 1980.

Brown was also selected to represent New South Wales as hooker for game II of the 1983 State of Origin series and was on the reserve bench for games I and III.^[2]

As an Australian Kangaroo, Brown played in five Tests - four in 1982 (Great Britain twice, France and Papua New Guinea) and one in 1983 against New Zealand. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 541.^[3]

Brown was named at hooker for the Western Suburbs Team of the Seventies.^[4]

References

1. "Player of the Year". Country Rugby League of NSW. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
2. "State of Origin 1983". Rugby League Tables. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
3. ARL Annual Report 2005, page 55
4. "Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the 1970s". WestsMagpies.net. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-11-18.