William_Sorley_Brown

William Sorley Brown

William Sorley Brown

Scotland international rugby union player

William Sorley Brown (1860-1901) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He became the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[2]

Provincial career

Brown was capped by East of Scotland District to play against West of Scotland District at the end of January 1880.[3]

Brown was capped by Edinburgh District to play against Glasgow District in the inter-city match in 1881.[2]

International career

He was capped six times for Scotland between 1880 and 1883.[4]

Administrative career

He was made the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1887-88.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "William Sorley Brown". En.espn.co.uk.
  2. [2]
    "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Brown - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
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