Alex Brown (rugby union)
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Thomas Brown | |
| Date of birth | May 17, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | |
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) [1] | |
| School(s) attended | Colston's Collegiate School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Lock | |
| Current club | Gloucester Rugby | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Clifton | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003– |
Bath Pontypool Bristol Shoguns Gloucester Rugby |
164 (35) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2003– 2006–present |
England Saxons England |
3 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Alex Brown (born the 17 May 1979 in Bristol) is an English rugby union footballer, who plays lock for Gloucester Rugby.
He attended the famous Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol.
After a brief period with Bath and Pontypool, he joined his home city club Bristol Shoguns and was a key player when they won the first Under 21 Zurich Premiership. Under the tutelage of rugby director Dean Ryan, he was voted the club’s player of the year in the 2000–01 season. Brown's father also played rugby for Bristol Shoguns.
Brown signed for Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2003 rejoining Dean Ryan. The England Saxons international topped the line-out statistics charts during the 2003–04 season and was voted the players’ player of the year.
He played for England Saxons in the first Churchill Cup and was called into the England senior squad for the 2005 Autumn Internationals.[2]
Brown was expected to make his international debut against Australia in November, but he suffered a neck injury and was ruled out of the entire Autumn programme.[3]
He made his senior international debut for England during their 2006 summer tour, in a defeat to Australia.[4]
Brown then played in both tests on the 2007 summer tour, England losing both games to South Africa.[5] He picked up the Gillette Power Award for the 2006–07 season. He is widely regarded as one of the most consistent performers in the Premiership and has signed a three-year contract extension with Gloucester until 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/gloucester_rugby.php?section=1. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Autumn international squads". Daily Telegraph. 2005-10-25. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2367214/Autumn-international-squads.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Brown blow for England". Daily Telegraph. 2005-10-25. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2367213/Brown-blow-for-England.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Australia 34–3 England". BBC. 2006-06-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5060414.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "South Africa 58–10 England". BBC. 2007-05-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6690715.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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