William Sorley Brown

William Sorley Brown (1860-1901) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He became the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

William Sorley Brown
Birth nameWilliam Sorley Brown
Date of birth(1860-06-02)2 June 1860
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death15 September 1901(1901-09-15) (aged 41)
Place of deathGalashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1880
1881		 East of Scotland District
Edinburgh District		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1880-83 Scotland 6 (6)
15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1887–1888
Preceded byJames Stewart Carrick
Succeeded byRobert 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.[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
  1. "William Sorley Brown". En.espn.co.uk.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Brown - Test matches". ESPNscrum.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
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