John Brown (rugby league)

John Brown
Personal information
Full nameJohn Patrick Brown
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–20 Kohinoor 13 0 0 0 0
1919 Kohinoor-Blackball Combined 2 0 0 0 0
1920 Kohinoor-Runanga Combined 1 0 0 0 0
1920 Argus (work team) 1 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
1919–20 West Coast 4 0 0 0 0
1920 West Coast Trial 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 24 October 2021

John Patrick Brown[2][3] (fl. 1919–1922) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

A second-row forward, Brown played for the Kohinoor club (now known as Cobden-Kohinoor) in Greymouth. He was the first player from the West Coast to represent New Zealand.

He toured Australia in 1919 with the national side, a tour where no test matches were played.

References

  1. ^ "Papers Past". National Library Of New Zealand. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ "John Patrick Brown". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ "NZRL - Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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