Peter Brown (rugby union)

Not to be confused with Peter Browne (rugby union) or Peter Brown (rugby league).

Peter Brown

Birth name	Peter Currie Brown
Date of birth	(1941-12-16)16 December 1941
Place of birth	Troon, Scotland
Date of death	12 January 2025(2025-01-12) (aged 83)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) West of Scotland () – Gala () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–73 Scotland 27 (65)

Peter Brown (16 December 1941 – 12 January 2025) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played No. 8 and Lock. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Brown played for West of Scotland and Gala.

Brown was dubbed "the man on the coathanger" in his playing days because of his unusually square shoulders inherited from his maternal grandmother's side of the family. He kicked many goals which is very unusual for a forward.

Provincial career

Brown played for Glasgow District. ^[2]

International career

Brown captained Scotland 10 times in his 27 internationals (1964–73). He is unique in captaining Scotland to 3 victories over England and his 67 international points making him Scotland's all-time highest scoring rugby forward. ^{[3] [4]}

Administrative career

Brown was an independent member of Scottish Rugby's discipline panel and acted as a match and discipline commissioner for both the RBS Six Nations and the Heineken European Cup.

Business career

Brown was chairman of the Scottish Building Society from 1993 to 2003. From 1975 till 2004 he was senior partner in Hogg Thorburn, chartered accountants, in Galashiels and was a non-executive director with Edinburgh Risk Management (General) Limited, insurance brokers. ^[5]

Retired from chartered accountancy, an outstandingly entertaining public speaker, he taught public speaking and meeting presentation skills. In his involvement as a Trustee with the Scottish Borders employment charity WORKS+ mentors young adults in the basics of performance at interview. In addition he was an accomplished photographer, and in 2014 he published a luxury book of the Muirfield members and their guests enjoying the 2013 Open.

Personal life and death

Brown was the elder brother of Gordon Brown, the son of footballer John Brown, ^[6] and the nephew of footballers Tom and Jim Brown.

Peter Brown died after a long illness on 12 January 2025, at the age of 83. ^[7]

References

1. "Peter Currie Brown". ESPN scrum.
2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Peter Brown - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
4. "'Hate is for terrorists. Not rugby players'". www.rugbypass.com.
5. "Peter (PC) Brown, Book Burns Speaker Peter (PC) Brown". www.tmcentertainment.co.uk.
6. Lindsay, Clive (23 May 2019). "Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
7. Barnes, David (12 January 2025). "Scotland loses another giant with the death of Peter 'PC' Brown". The Offside Line. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

Sources

1. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)

External links

• Peter Brown on the Sporting Heroes website