William Sorley Brown

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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		 ()
National team(s)
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

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

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]

International career[]

He was capped 6 times for Scotland between 1880–83.[5]

Administrative career[]

He was made the 15th President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1887-88.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "William Sorley Brown".
  2. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6WREAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D7IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2621%2C4814112[bare URL]
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18800202/026/0003. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6WREAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D7IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2621%2C4814112[bare URL]
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Brown - Test matches".
  6. ^ https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf[bare URL]
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