Maurice Brownlie was a New Zealand 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. Along with his brothers Cyril

Cyril Brownlie

Cyril Brownlie was a New Zealand rugby union player. Along with his brothers Maurice and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Cyril Brownlie played 31 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 11 tries. These matches included three tests during The Invincibles tour of 1924–25...

 and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Maurice Brownlie played 61 matches for the All Blacks

All Blacks

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....

, scoring 21 tries. These matches included eight tests. Maurice was a member of The Invincibles

The Invincibles (rugby union)

The Invincibles was a nickname given to the 1924-25 New Zealand rugby union team which toured the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada. The team was captained by Cliff Porter, and numbered among its top players George Nepia and brothers Cyril and Maurice Brownlie.Between September 1924 and...

 during their European tour of 1924–25. On that tour his brother Cyril

Cyril Brownlie

Cyril Brownlie was a New Zealand rugby union player. Along with his brothers Maurice and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Cyril Brownlie played 31 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 11 tries. These matches included three tests during The Invincibles tour of 1924–25...

was the first man to be sent off in a test match.
Maurice captained the All Blacks for their 1928 tour of South Africa.
All three Brownlies represented Hawkes Bay at a provincial level, all playing as loose forwards.