About Tom Brown
Lived 1907 – 1961 (aged 53). Tom Brown was a rugby union player.
Thomas William Brown (14 June 1907 – 14 May 1961) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Bristol, Brown was educated at Colston's School and Bristol University.
Brown, a fullback, played his club rugby for Bristol and regularly represented Gloucestershire, with which he won a county championship. He succeeded Kenneth Sellar as England fullback for their final 1928 Five Nations match, as they reclaimed the Calcutta Cup off Scotland, then in 1929 played the entire Five Nations campaign. His career was interrupted when a head cut he received playing for Major Stanley's XV in 1930 turned septic, leaving him critically ill in hospital. He didn't return to the England side until 1932 and gained the last of his nine caps the following year.
Brown ran a garage in Pilning and was licensee of the White Hart, Olveston.
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Who was Tom Brown?
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When was Tom Brown born?
Tom Brown was born on 14 June 1907.
When did Tom Brown die?
Tom Brown died on 14 May 1961.
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Tom Brown was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: Tom Brown (rugby union, born 1907)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tom Brown. https://biography.guide/tom-brown-rugby-union-player/
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