Kelly Brown

For other people named Kelly Brown, see Kelly Brown (disambiguation).
Kelly Brown
Full name Kelly David Robert Brown
Date of birth (1982-06-08) 8 June 1982[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Weight 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) [2]
School Earlston High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker / Number 8
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Melrose RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005–2007
2007–2010
2010–		 Border Reivers
Glasgow Warriors
Saracens		 71
62
103		 (47)
(20)
(25)
correct as of 15 February 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005– Scotland 64 (20) [2]
correct as of 15 June 2014.

Kelly Brown (born 8 June 1982) is a Scottish rugby union player. He was the captain of Scotland's national rugby union team, and plays club rugby for Saracens as a flanker.

Early life

Brown was born on 8 June 1982 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Earlston High School in the Scottish Borders.[3]

Club career

Brown played professionally for Border Reivers[4] until the end of the 2006–07 season, when the club was disbanded.[5] After that he played for the Glasgow Warriors.[6][7]

On 19 January 2010, it was confirmed that Brown had signed a deal with Rugby Premiership club Saracens.[8]

International career

Brown made his debut for the Scottish national side on 5 June 2005 in a match against Romania where he scored a try. Brown was in the Scotland squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, when he made five appearance (four as substitute), and scored a try in the pool match against Portugal.[2]

He was injured during the 2011 Six Nations campaign while playing for Scotland against England at Twickenham, where he had to be stretchered off after a lengthy pause in play.[9]

On 30 October 2012 it was announced that, after a lengthy injury that ruled him out of the 6 nations, Brown would return to captain Scotland for his 50th cap in the first Autumn test of 2012 against New Zealand.

Personal life

Kelly Brown married Emily Granfield. They have two daughters, Amber and Leena. Brown's older brother Rowan also appeared for the Scottish Schools rugby team.[3]

Brown is a graduate of the McGuire Programme to treat stammering.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player profile – Kelly Brown". Rugby World Cup. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kelly Brown". Scotland Rugby Team Website. Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "South promise a tough fight". The Herald. Glasgow. 30 September 1998. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Hadden brings in new faces The Telegraph, 10 January 2007
  5. ↑ Rugby-Border Reivers to be disbanded at end of season Reuters, 27 March 2007
  6. ↑ Brown signs for Glasgow Warriors BBC Sport, 16 May 2007
  7. ↑ "Fiche joueur Brown Kelly". Itsrugby.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
  8. ↑ "Saracens secure Glasgow flanker Kelly Brown". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Six Nations: England 22-16 Scotland". BBC Sport. 13 March 2011.
  10. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/get-inspired/26035211
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