Arthur Brown (rugby union)
| Birth name | Arthur Robert Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Brown (born 10 December 1949) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He was part of the Gala 7s side that won the Gala Sevens in 1969 beating Loughborough Colleges in the final;[3] and in 1970, beating Llanelli in the final.[4]
The Gala 7s side of Ken Oliver, Peter Brown, Johnny Brown, Dunc Paterson, Arthur Brown, John Frame and Drew Gill were a notable side. Nicknamed the magnificent seven the Gala 7s won 16 Sevens tournaments between 1970 and 1972.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for South of Scotland District.[2]
International career
[edit]He was capped 5 times for Scotland.[5]
His first two matches for Scotland were against England, in successive weeks. Scotland beat England twice over those 2 weeks; and it remains the only time that this has happened.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Robert Brown". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "David Ferguson: Gala ready to celebrate its magnificent sevens". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Nostalgia: Gala seven triumph at 1970 Netherdale tournament". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Arthur Brown - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Heavenly boot of PC laid the bogey". HeraldScotland.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Brown on Espn
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