Brandon Brown (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 16 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Template:Geobox2 unit/weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Brandon Brown (born 16 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Southern Kings in the Pro14 and the Template:Rut Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is flanker and he can also play as a lock.
Rugby career
Youth rugby
Brown was born in Port Elizabeth. He attended and played first team rugby for Grey High School,[2] but didn't play at provincial for his local side, the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings, at school-level competitions such as the Under-18 Craven Week.
His first taste of rugby played at a nationwide level was for the Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 team during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He made eight starts and three appearances as a replacement for the team playing in their first season in Group A of the competition, having won promotion from Group B in 2014. The team struggled in their first season at a higher level, winning just one match and finishing bottom of the log.[3]
2016: NMMU Madibaz / Eastern Province Kings
In 2016, Brown represented the Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz in the Varsity Cup competition. He played in all seven of their matches during the competition – starting six of those – and scored tries in matches against Template:Rut NWU Pukke[4] and against the Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers[5] in their only victory of the season as the team finished second-last in the competition.[6]
Brown was included in the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings matchday squad for their Currie Cup qualification series match against the Template:Rut Falcons in Kemnpton Park. He made his first class debut by coming on just before the hour mark in a 26–59 defeat[7] in his only appearances in the competition.
He was named in their squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division[8] and made his first appearance at this level, appearing as a replacement in their 10–28 defeat to the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in their opening match of the season.[9] After another appearance off the bench against Template:Rut Western Province,[10] he made his first start against Template:Rut Griquas four days later.[11] He featured in all their remaining matches in the competition in a poor season for the team that saw the side finish bottom, losing all their matches.[12] Brown scored his first senior try during the season, in their final round defeat to the Template:Rut Pumas.[13]
Water polo
In addition to playing rugby union, Brown also played water polo in high school, earning an inclusion in an South Africa Under-19 team following a national competition held in Port Elizabeth.[14]
One of his team mates at Grey High School was fellow future provincial rugby union player Jeremy Ward.[15]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Brandon Brown". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Captain's profile: Lloyd Parker". Rugby365. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 18–46 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 46–33 FNB UCT IKEYS". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 59–26 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Ferreira leads Kings into battle". Rugby365. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 10–28 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 6–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 47–24 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 30–38 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Grey tops in water polo". The Herald. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Cape Town triumph ends exceptional year for Grey". The Herald. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2016.