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Rugby player
Bruno Brown
Birth nameLeonard Graham Brown
Date of birth6 September 1888
Place of birthBrisbane, Australia
Date of death23 May 1950(1950-05-23) (aged 61)
Place of deathCharing Cross
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911–1922 England 18 (Pts:12;
Tries:4;
Conv:0;
Pens:0;
Drop:0)

Dr. Leonard Graham Brown MC (6 September 1888 – 23 May 1950) was an ear, nose and throat Surgeon, politician and rugby union international who represented England from 1911 to 1922. He also captained his country.

Early life

Bruno Brown was born on 6 September 1888 in Brisbane.

Rugby union career

Brown made his international debut on 21 January 1911 at St Helen's, Swansea in the Wales vs England match. Of the 18 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 14 occasions. He played his final match for England on 21 January 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales vs England match.

World War I

He became a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I and was awarded a MC in 1917.

References

  1. ^ Bruno Brown Profile on scrum.com
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