Tom Brown (rugby union, born 1907)
| Full name | Thomas William Brown | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 June 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 May 1961 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Colston's School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Bristol University | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas William Brown (14 June 1907 – 14 May 1961) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Bristol, Brown was educated at Colston's School and Bristol University.[1]
Brown, a fullback, played his club rugby for Bristol and regularly represented Gloucestershire, with which he won a county championship. He succeeded Kenneth Sellar as England fullback for their final 1928 Five Nations match, as they reclaimed the Calcutta Cup off Scotland, then in 1929 played the entire Five Nations campaign. His career was interrupted when a head cut he received playing for Major Stanley's XV in 1930 turned septic, leaving him critically ill in hospital.[2] He didn't return to the England side until 1932 and gained the last of his nine caps the following year.[1]
In 1933, Brown was given a lifetime ban from rugby union for associating with the professional code. He had not played rugby league, merely visited the grounds of Broughton Rangers in Manchester, having been approached to sign.[3]
Brown ran a garage in Pilning and was licensee of the White Hart, Olveston.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Death of Celebrated Rugby Man". Bristol Evening Post. 15 May 1961.
- ^ "T. W. Brown's Condition Critical". The Cornishman. 27 November 1930.
- ^ "Ban On England Full-Back". The Daily Telegraph. 10 November 1933.
External links
[edit]- Tom Brown at ESPNscrum