John Brown (rugby league)
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Full name | John Patrick Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Patrick Brown[1][2] (fl. 1919—1922) was a New Zealand rugby league player.
A second-row forward, Brown played for the Kohinoor club (now known as: Cobden-Kohinoor) in Greymouth. He was the first player from the West Coast to represent his country.
He toured Australia in 1919 with the national side, a tour where no test matches were played.
He also made an appearance for Auckland against the touring New South Wales side in 1922.[3] He scored a try in the 25-40 loss.[4]
References
- ^ "John Patrick Brown". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "NZRL - Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "John Brown (NZ) - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NSW Tour 1922 Series - Game 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.