Arthur Brown (rugby union)

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Arthur Brown
Birth nameArthur Robert Brown
Date of birth (1949-12-10) 10 December 1949 (age 74)
Place of birthGalashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Gala ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971-72 Scotland 5 (13)

Arthur Brown (born 10 December 1949) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

He played for Gala.[2]

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]

  1. ^ "Arthur Robert Brown". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "David Ferguson: Gala ready to celebrate its magnificent sevens". www.scotsman.com.
  4. ^ "Nostalgia: Gala seven triumph at 1970 Netherdale tournament". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Arthur Brown - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Heavenly boot of PC laid the bogey". HeraldScotland.

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