Alex Brown (rugby league)

{{short description|Jamaica international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Alex Brown

|fullname = Alexander Brown

|image = Alex Brown.jpg

|image_size = 290

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|8|28}}

|birth_place = England

|height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|cm|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|14|st|0|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|position = {{rlp|WG}}

|club1 = Huddersfield Giants

|year1start = 2009

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 1

|tries1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 0

|club2 = Batley Bulldogs

|year2start = 2010

|year2end = 12

|appearances2 = 54

|tries2 = 28

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 112

|club3 = → Widnes Vikings

|year3start = 2010{{small|(loan)}}

|year3end =

|appearances3 = 1

|tries3 = 1

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 4

|club4 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

|year4start = 2013

|year4end =

|appearances4 = 16

|tries4 = 9

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 36

|club5 = {{nowrap|→ Gateshead Thunder}}

|year5start = 2013{{small|(loan)}}

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 1

|tries5 = 1

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 4

|club6 = Leigh Centurions

|year6start = 2014

|year6end =

|appearances6 = 2

|tries6 = 0

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 0

|club7 = Batley Bulldogs

|year7start = 2014

|year7end =

|appearances7 = 20

|tries7 = 12

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 0

|points7 = 48

|club8 = Halifax

|year8start = 2015

|year8end =

|appearances8 = 9

|tries8 = 5

|goals8 = 0

|fieldgoals8 = 0

|points8 = 20

|club9 = → Coventry Bears

|year9start = 2015{{small|(loan)}}

|year9end =

|appearances9 = 5

|tries9 = 2

|goals9 = 0

|fieldgoals9 = 0

|points9 = 8

|club10 = → Batley Bulldogs

|year10start = 2015{{small|(loan)}}

|year10end =

|appearances10 = 14

|tries10 = 13

|goals10 = 0

|fieldgoals10 = 0

|points10 = 52

|club11 = Batley Bulldogs

|year11start = 2016

|year11end = 17

|appearances11 = 18

|tries11 = 7

|goals11 = 0

|fieldgoals11 = 0

|points11 = 28

|club12 = → Dewsbury Rams

|year12start = 2017{{small|(loan)}}

|year12end =

|appearances12 = 2

|tries12 = 0

|goals12 = 0

|fieldgoals12 = 0

|points12 = 0

|club13 = Bradford Bulls

|year13start = 2018

|year13end =

|appearances13 = 0

|tries13 = 0

|goals13 = 0

|fieldgoals13 = 0

|points13 = 0

|club14 = Dewsbury Rams

|year14start = 2019

|year14end = present

|appearances14 = 0

|tries14 = 0

|goals14 = 0

|fieldgoals14 = 0

|points14 = 0

|teamA = Jamaica

|yearAstart = 2010

|yearAend = present

|appearancesA = 9

|triesA = 6

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 24

|updated = 10 April 2018

|source = [http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Alex-Brown/ Love Rugby League][http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Alex-Brown/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org][http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Alex-Brown-2/ Love Rugby League]

}}

Alex Brown (born 28 August 1987) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays on the {{rlp|wg}} for the Underbank Rangers

He has played at representative level for Jamaica, and at club level for Keighley, Rochdale Hornets, Huddersfield, Batley and Hull Kingston Rovers, as a {{rlp|wg}}. He made his first-grade début, playing Left-{{rlp|WG}} in the 10-12 defeat by St. Helens in 2009s Super League XIV at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 21 August 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/player/b/brown_alex/index.php|title=Alex Brown Profile|publisher=rleague.com|date=2009-12-28|accessdate=2009-12-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113091152/http://www.rleague.com//db/player/b/brown_alex/index.php|archivedate=13 January 2010|url-status=dead}} He was "dual-registered" for 2010s Super League XV, with Co-operative Championship club Batley, which means he played on loan at Batley with the option of an immediate recall to Huddersfield.

Background

Brown was born in England, and is of Jamaican heritage.

Bradford Bulls

At the end of 2017, Brown signed a 1-year deal with League 1 side Bradford Bulls linking up with his former coach John Kear.{{cite news|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/15790012.Bulls_boss_Kear_backs_his_new_crowd_pleasers|title=Bradford Bulls: John Kear says wingers Alex Brown and Dalton Grant will excite fans|work=Telegraph and Argus|date=23 December 2017|accessdate=15 January 2018}}

Representative career

Brown played, and scored a try in Jamaica's 26-36 defeat by United States in the 2010 Atlantic Cup at Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday 16 November 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/usa-beats-jamaica |title=USA Beats Jamaica |publisher=wearerugby.com |date=31 December 2011 |accessdate=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313180333/http://www.wearerugby.com/news/articles/usa-beats-jamaica |archivedate=13 March 2012 }} In 2015, Brown played for Jamaica in their 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers.{{cite web |url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/665/canada-18-18-jamaica |title=Canada 18 18 Jamaica |website=European Rugby League |access-date=31 July 2024}}

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