John Brown (rugby league)

John Patrick Brown[2][3] (fl. 1919–1922) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

John Brown
Personal information
Full nameJohn Patrick Brown
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–20 Kohinoor 13 0 0 0 0
1919 Kohinoor-Blackball Combined 2 0 0 0 0
1920 Kohinoor-Runanga Combined 1 0 0 0 0
1920 Argus (work team) 1 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
1919–20 West Coast 4 0 0 0 0
1920 West Coast Trial 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 24 October 2021

A second-row forward, Brown played for the Kohinoor club (now known as Cobden-Kohinoor) in Greymouth. He was the first player from the West Coast to represent New Zealand.

He toured Australia in 1919 with the national side, a tour where no test matches were played.

References
  1. "Papers Past". National Library Of New Zealand. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "John Patrick Brown". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. "NZRL - Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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