Alan Brown (rugby union)
| Birth name | Alan David Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 September 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Brown (born 10 September 1980 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former Scotland Club XV international rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors, who played at the Tighthead Prop position,[1] although he could also be used in the Back Row if necessitated.[2][3]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
From school, Brown joined the amateur side Morgan Academy RFC.[4]
Brown has been at Dundee HSFP since he was 17.
Professional career
He was in the Glasgow Warriors squad for season 1999 - 2000. He played three match from the bench one against Swansea RFC on 25 November 1999.[5]
Called into the Glasgow squad in 2002-03[6] and named as substitute in the Celtic League match against Connacht Rugby on 21 February 2002 for the match that weekend; he secured a later part-time contract with the Warriors in 2003-04 season and 2004-05 season but only managed bench spots .[7][8]
International career
He is a former Scotland Under 18, Scotland Under 19,[7] Scotland Under 20[9] and Scotland Under 21[2][7] player.
He played for Scotland Club XV in 2012.[10][11][12] He also played for the Barbarians[13]
Coaching career
In 2014 he became player-coach at Dundee HSFP,[9] assisting Head Coach Colin Robertson.
References
- ^ "Club XV rugby: Club Scots seek first away win in Dublin".
- ^ a b "Robertson steps down from post with SRU". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ "club scene: dundee hsfp". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Alan Brown - Dundee High Rugby". Dundee High Rugby.
- ^ "The Reds give away too many soft scores". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Nicol back for Celtic crunch".
- ^ a b c "Glasgow Warriors - Alan Brown".
- ^ "Success for Dundee could regenerate Tayside rugby".
- ^ a b "Dundee HSFP captain Alan Brown to take on coaching role next season".
- ^ "Teams. Lots of Teams". Scottish Rugby Blog.
- ^ "Four Debutants Selected For Club International".
- ^ "Donaldson called into Scotland Club side ; TEAM". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Saracens - Saracens duo in Baa Baa's action".