| 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.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[2]
Provincial career
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]
International career
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1880 and 1883.[4]
Administrative career
He was made the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1887-88.[5]
References
- ↑ "William Sorley Brown". En.espn.co.uk.
- 1 2 "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.
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