Cyril Brownlie

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Cyril Brownlie
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Birth nameCyril James Brownlie
Date of birth(1895-08-06)6 August 1895
Place of birth Whanganui
Date of death7 May 1954(1954-05-07) (aged 58)
Place of death Wairoa
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
School Sacred Heart College
Notable relative(s) Laurie Brownlie (brother)
Maurice Brownlie (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Hastings ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Hawke's Bay ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1924–1925 New Zealand 31 (33)

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Cyril Brownlee passport application (1924)

Cyril James Brownlie (6 August 1895 – 7 May 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, unlike his brothers, Maurice and Laurie, who attended St Patrick's College, Wellington.

The brothers represented the country during the 1920s. Cyril Brownlie played 31 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 11 tries. These matches included three tests during The Invincibles tour of 1924–25. During the England-New Zealand test in 1924, Cyril was sent off by the referee Albert Freethy, the first player to be sent off in an international between two International Rugby Board countries. [1] Brownlie represented Hawkes Bay at a provincial level, playing as a loose forward. He retired from Rugby in 1930 and died at Wairoa on 7 May 1954 [2]

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References

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