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Steve Brain
Steve Brain (born ) is a retired rugby union player who played hooker for Coventry R.F.C. and represented England in over a dozen international matches, including three Five Nations, now the Six Nations Championship, between 1984 and 1986. International Appearances (England) *1984 v South Africa (Johannesburg) L 35-9 *1984 v Australia (R) (Twickenham) L 19-3 *1985 v Romania (Twickenham) W 22-15 *1985 v France (Twickenham) D 9-9 (FN) *1985 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 10-7 (FN) *1985 v Ireland (Dublin) L 13-10 (FN) *1985 v Wales (Cardiff) L 24-15 (FN) *1985 v New Zealand (Christchurch) L 18-13 *1985 v New Zealand (Wellington) L 42-15 *1986 v Wales (Twickenham) W 21-18 (FN) *1986 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 33-6 (FN) *1986 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 25-20 (FN) *1986 v France (Paris) L 29-10 (FN) Career Record P13, W4, D1, L8 Test Points: 0 (R) = Replacement Club Affiliations *Coventry RFC *Kenilworth RFC *Moseley RFC *Mystic River Rugby Club (USA) *Rugby Lions The Rugby Lions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
