Kelly Brown (rugby player)
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Kelly Brown is a Scottish
rugby union
player, who plays for Scotland's national side
, and for Saracens F.C.
as a flanker
.
Brown made his debut for the national side on June 5, 2005, in a match against where he scored a try
. Brown was in the Scotland squad for the 2007
Rugby World Cup
, where he has made 5 appearance (4 as substitute), and scored a try in the pool match against .
Brown played professionally for Border Reivers
until the end of the 2006–07 season, when the club was disbanded. Since then he has played for the Glasgow Warriors
.
On 19 January 2010, it was confirmed that Brown had signed a deal with Aviva Premiership club Saracens F.C.
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 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9422279.stm.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who plays for Scotland's national side
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
, and for Saracens F.C.
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
as a flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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Brown made his debut for the national side on June 5, 2005, in a match against where he scored a try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
. Brown was in the Scotland squad for the 2007
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
, where he has made 5 appearance (4 as substitute), and scored a try in the pool match against .
Brown played professionally for Border Reivers
Border Reivers (Rugby)
Border Reivers, originally known as 'Scottish Borders Rugby' and also known as 'The Borders' were one of four professional rugby union teams in Scotland, alongside Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors....
until the end of the 2006–07 season, when the club was disbanded. Since then he has played for the Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors
The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...
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On 19 January 2010, it was confirmed that Brown had signed a deal with Aviva Premiership club Saracens F.C.
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
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 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9422279.stm.