| Birth name | William Sorley Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 September 1901 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1887–1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | James Stewart Carrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Bruce Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Sorley Brown (1860-1901) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He became the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [2]
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]
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1880 and 1883. [4]
He was made the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1887-88. [5]
- ^ "William Sorley Brown". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Brown - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
| Birth name | William Sorley Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 September 1901 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1887–1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | James Stewart Carrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Bruce Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Sorley Brown (1860-1901) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He became the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [2]
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]
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1880 and 1883. [4]
He was made the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1887-88. [5]
- ^ "William Sorley Brown". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Brown - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.