Bruno Brown

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.[1] He also captained his country.[1]

Early life

Bruno Brown was born on 6 September 1888 in Brisbane.[1]

Rugby union career

Brown made his international debut on 21 January 1911 at St Helen's, Swansea in the Wales vs England match.[1] Of the 18 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 14 occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 21 January 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales vs England match.[1]

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. ^ a b c d e f Bruno Brown Profile on scrum.com
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To the Second World War
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To 1900
To the First World War
  • 1900-02: Francis Hugh Fox
  • 1902-04: M Newsome
  • 1904-07: G R Hill
  • 1907-09: C A Crane
  • 1909-11: T C Pring
  • 1911-13: A M Crook
  • 1913-14: A Hartley
To the Second World War
  • 1919-20: A Hartley
  • 1920-22: E Prescott
  • 1922-23: R Henzell
  • 1923-24: M F Waters
  • 1924-25: W S Donne
  • 1925-26: H E Ferens
  • 1926-27: J Baxter
  • 1927-28: P Royds
  • 1928-29: V H Cartwright
  • 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32: W T Pearce
  • 1932-33: A D Stoop
  • 1933-34: R F Oakes
  • 1934-35: J Milnes
  • 1935-37: J E Greenwood
  • 1937-39: B A Hill
  • 1939-40: G C Robinson
To the Professional Era
  • 1945-47: J Daniell
  • 1947-48: B C Hartley
  • 1948-49: L G Brown
  • 1949-50: E Watts
  • 1950-51: W Wakefield
  • 1951-52: H Cleaver
  • 1952-53: P Holman
  • 1953-54: J Brunton
  • 1954-55: W C Ramsay
  • 1955: L Clifford
  • 1955-56: W B Gibbs
  • 1956-57: L B "Ginger" Osborne
  • 1957-58: A Marshall
  • 1958-59: J Lawson
  • 1959-60: J A Tallent
  • 1960-61: A T Voyce
  • 1961-62: R G S Hobbs
  • 1962-63: C H Gadney
  • 1963-64: A G Butler
  • 1964-65: L Edwards
  • 1965-66: A Walker
  • 1966-67: D H Harrison
  • 1967-68: J R Locker
  • 1968-69: J T W Berry
  • 1969-70: D T Kemp
  • 1970-71: W Ramsay
  • 1971-72: T A Kemp
  • 1972-73: R. M. A. Kingswell
  • 1973-74: M R Steele-Bodger
  • 1974-75: K H Chapman
  • 1975-76: G Tarn
  • 1976-77: R E G Jeeps
  • 1977-78: A Wharton
  • 1978-79: S R Couchman
  • 1979-80: A W Ramsay
  • 1980-81: J MACG Kendall-Carpenter
  • 1981-82: D K Brooks
  • 1982-83: J V Smiths
  • 1983-84: C R Jacobs
  • 1984-85: A E Agar
  • 1985-86: D W Shuttleworth
  • 1986-87: A A Grimsdell
  • 1987-88: John Burgess
  • 1988-89: J R Simpson
  • 1989-90: D L Sanders
  • 1990-91: M A Pearey
  • 1991-92: P G Yarranton
  • 1992-93: D D Serfontein
  • 1993-94: I D S Beer
  • 1994-95: D H Easby
To the Present Day
  • 1995-96: W J Bishop
  • 1996-97: J T Richardson
  • 1997-98: P G Brook
  • 1998-99: P C Trunkfield
  • 1999-2000: J H Addison
  • 2000-01: D P Rogers
  • 2001-02: R S Manock
  • 2002-03: W G D Morgan
  • 2003-04: R W Horner
  • 2004-05: M S Phillips
  • 2005-06: L C K Angel
  • 2006-07: R A G Rogers
  • 2007-08: B Taylor
  • 2008-09: Brian Williams
  • 2009-10: John Owen
  • 2010-11: Richard Appleby
  • 2011-12: Willie Wildash
  • 2012-13: Paul Murphy
  • 2015-16: Jason Leonard
  • 2016-17: Peter Baines
  • 2017-18: John Spencer
  • 2018-19: Chris Kelly
  • 2019-20: Peter Wheeler
  • 2020-22: Jeff Blackett
  • 2022-23: Nigel Gillingham
  • 2023-24: Rob Briers


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