Before rugby, Brown had a career in athletics: she represented England in the hammer throw at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also boxed professionally, competed in discus and shotput, and participated in Strongwoman competitions.[3][5]
Brown began playing rugby aged 25 and made her international debut two years later in November 2017 when England played Canada. She received permission from the Kent Fire and Rescue Service, with whom she was training for a new career, to play her first international game.[6]
Brown was unable to play in the 2019 Super Series due to injury but returned to international rugby for the start of the 2019/20 season. She was part of the 2020 Women's Six Nations Grand Slam winning England team.[3]
Brown began her career at Medway RFC in 2015. She moved to Harlequins Women in 2016 where she played in every league game as they won the title.[3]
She was a key part of the working group set up by the RFU's 'Rugby Against Racism' campaign alongside former England player Ugo Monye.[6] In 2020, she was nominated for Influencer of the Year at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards for her Instagram campaign to highlight black stories and history during 2020 Black History Month.[9]
In 2010, she trained as a British Gas engineer and worked for the company until she became a commercial diver in 2015. In 2017, she began training with Kent Fire and Rescue Service and was a full time firefighter until 2020, taking a three-year sabbatical after she was awarded a full time professional rugby contract.[10]
In 2019, Brown was named one of the Evening Standard’s most influential Londoners.[11]
