Alex Brown (rugby union, born 1905)

Alex Brown

Birth name	Alexander Henderson Brown
Date of birth	(1905-05-12)12 May 1905
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	31 December 1986(1986-12-31) (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 () International career 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

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.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Brown played for Heriots.

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District to play in the 1928 inter-city match.

International career

He played for Scotland 3 times in the period 1928 to 1929.

Administrative career

He became the 85th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1971 to 1972.