Brandon Brown (rugby union)

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Brandon Brown
Full nameHenry Brandon Brown
Date of birth (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
School Grey High School
University Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Southern Kings
Youth career
2015 Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 NMMU Madibaz 7 (10)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2018 Eastern Province Elephants 22 (35)
2018–present Southern Kings 8 (0)
Correct as of 4 May 2019

Henry Brandon Brown (born 16 November 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. [1] His regular position is flanker and he can also play as a lock.

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Rugby career

Youth rugby

Brown was born in Port Elizabeth. He attended and played first team rugby for Grey High School, [2] but didn't play at provincial for his local side, the Eastern Province Kings, at school-level competitions such as the Under-18 Craven Week.

His first taste of rugby played at a nationwide level was for the Eastern Province U21 team during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He made eight starts and three appearances as a replacement for the team playing in their first season in Group A of the competition, having won promotion from Group B in 2014. The team struggled in their first season at a higher level, winning just one match and finishing bottom of the log. [3]

2016: NMMU Madibaz / Eastern Province Kings

In 2016, Brown represented the NMMU Madibaz in the Varsity Cup competition. He played in all seven of their matches during the competition – starting six of those – and scored tries in matches against NWU Pukke [4] and against the UCT Ikey Tigers [5] in their only victory of the season as the team finished second-last in the competition. [6]

Brown was included in the Eastern Province Kings matchday squad for their Currie Cup qualification series match against the Falcons in Kemnpton Park. He made his first class debut by coming on just before the hour mark in a 26–59 defeat [7] in his only appearances in the competition.

He was named in their squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division [8] and made his first appearance at this level, appearing as a replacement in their 10–28 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers in their opening match of the season. [9] After another appearance off the bench against Western Province, [10] he made his first start against Griquas four days later. [11] He featured in all their remaining matches in the competition in a poor season for the team that saw the side finish bottom, losing all their matches. [12] Brown scored his first senior try during the season, in their final round defeat to the Pumas. [13]

Water polo

In addition to playing rugby union, Brown also played water polo in high school, earning an inclusion in an South Africa Under-19 team following a national competition held in Port Elizabeth. [14]

One of his team mates at Grey High School was fellow future provincial rugby union player Jeremy Ward. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Brandon Brown". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Captain's profile: Lloyd Parker". Rugby365. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 18–46 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NMMU MADIBAZ 46–33 FNB UCT IKEYS". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 59–26 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ferreira leads Kings into battle". Rugby365. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 10–28 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 6–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 47–24 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 30–38 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Grey tops in water polo". The Herald. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Cape Town triumph ends exceptional year for Grey". The Herald. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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