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John Brown
Date Of Birth18/10/1881
Place Of BirthCardiff
ClubsCardiff, St Peters
RegionsGlamorgan
HonoursWales
John "Jack" Alfred Brown (nicknamed Big John) was a second row who played for Cardiff and Glamorgan (County). He first came to note as a rugby player whilst playing for local side St Peters, where he was vice captain, until he moved to Cardiff in 1901. He was made vice-captain of Cardiff from the 1907 until 1910 when he left the club. Jack played for 10 seasons at the Arms Park and appeared in 221 matches, scoring 12 tries and was capped for Wales 7 times making his debut against England in 1907.
Jack Brown died in Cardiff in 1936 at the age of 55.
COMPETITION PLAYED T C P DG PTS YC RC
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 24 21 0 3 845 446 104
Llandovery 22 20 0 2 717 355 95
Ebbw Vale 23 17 0 6 708 433 85
Cardiff 24 15 1 8 731 536 78
Pontypridd 24 12 1 11 544 572 63
Pontypool 21 13 0 8 549 485 61
Merthyr 21 11 0 10 535 569 56
Aberavon 23 8 0 15 507 652 47
Bridgend Ravens 22 8 0 14 463 667 42
Swansea 21 6 0 15 427 589 36
Carmarthen Quins 22 5 0 17 469 666 33
RGC 1404 21 5 0 16 424 579 30
Neath 22 3 0 19 379 749 20