Alex Brown (rugby union)
| Full name | Alexander Thomas Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Colston's Collegiate School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock | ||
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| Youth Career | |||
| Clifton | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2012 |
Bath Rugby --->Pontypool Bristol Rugby Gloucester Rugby |
86 235 |
(20) (40) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003 2006–2007 |
England Saxons England |
3 |
(0) |
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Correct as of 8 July 2014
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Alex Brown (born 17 May 1979 in Bristol) is a former English rugby union player, who played at lock position.
He attended the famous Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol.
He started playing rugby at u7s level for Clifton in 1985 and worked his way through the age levels there
After a brief period with Bath and Pontypool, he joined his home city club Bristol Rugby and was a key player when they won the first Under 21 Zurich Premiership. Under the tutelage of rugby director Dean Ryan, he was voted the club’s player of the year in the 2000–01 season. Brown's father played rugby for Clifton.
Brown signed for Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2003 rejoining Dean Ryan. The England Saxons international topped the line-out statistics charts during the 2003–04 season and was voted the players’ player of the year.
He played for England Saxons in the first Churchill Cup and was called into the England senior squad for the 2005 Autumn Internationals.
Brown was expected to make his international debut against Australia in November, but he suffered a neck injury and was ruled out of the entire Autumn programme.
He made his senior international debut for England during their 2006 summer tour, in a defeat to Australia.
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