Owain Brown
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Owain Brown is a Welsh rugby league footballer with Leigh East
. His usual positions is a Prop Forward. He has represented Wales and Great Britain Students at Rugby League.
Brown first played rugby league as a seven-year-old with hometown Wrexham
Raiders before moving on to Widnes Tigers at 11.
He then stepped up and spent four years in the Academy at Super League giants St. Helens, he then moved to Australia for a brief career with Moss Vale Dragons in Wollongong, near Sydney.
After moving back home to Wrexham he signed with Halton Simms Cross until 2010 when he signed with Leigh East.
On 3 August 2010 Owain was included in the 48-man training squad for their Alitalia European Cup
games against Scotland, Ireland and France and their full international friendly and under 23 matches against Italy.
Unfortunately Owain picked up a broken leg on his league debut for Leigh East against York Acorn which resulted in him having no involvement with the Wales training squad.
Summer of 2011 Owain was selected as Vice Captain for the touring Great Britain Students tour to Bali and Australia. Owain played in 4 out of 5 tour games and led the side as captain on 2 occasions in wins against an Indonesian Select side and the Australian Universities side in the 2nd test match. The touring side went on to make history by sealing a 1st test series win on Australian soil with 2 wins and a draw against the Australian Universities side.
Leigh East
Leigh East ARLFC is an amateur rugby league team from Leigh, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. They play in the National Conference League. They currently play their home matches at Leigh Sports Village, Ledgard Avenue and their playing colours are...
. His usual positions is a Prop Forward. He has represented Wales and Great Britain Students at Rugby League.
Brown first played rugby league as a seven-year-old with hometown Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
Raiders before moving on to Widnes Tigers at 11.
He then stepped up and spent four years in the Academy at Super League giants St. Helens, he then moved to Australia for a brief career with Moss Vale Dragons in Wollongong, near Sydney.
After moving back home to Wrexham he signed with Halton Simms Cross until 2010 when he signed with Leigh East.
On 3 August 2010 Owain was included in the 48-man training squad for their Alitalia European Cup
2010 European Cup
The 2010 European Cup, known as the Alitalia European Cup for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league football tournament. Three of the competing teams participated in the 2009 European Cup, with France also being included in the tournament after competing in the 2009 Four Nations...
games against Scotland, Ireland and France and their full international friendly and under 23 matches against Italy.
Unfortunately Owain picked up a broken leg on his league debut for Leigh East against York Acorn which resulted in him having no involvement with the Wales training squad.
Summer of 2011 Owain was selected as Vice Captain for the touring Great Britain Students tour to Bali and Australia. Owain played in 4 out of 5 tour games and led the side as captain on 2 occasions in wins against an Indonesian Select side and the Australian Universities side in the 2nd test match. The touring side went on to make history by sealing a 1st test series win on Australian soil with 2 wins and a draw against the Australian Universities side.