William Sorley Brown
William Sorley Brown was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He became the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[4]
Administrative career
He was made the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1887-88.[6]
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/514.html
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6WREAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D7IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2621%2C4814112
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18800202/026/0003
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6WREAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D7IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2621%2C4814112
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/514.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
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