Alex Brown (born 28 August 1987) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

international

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footballer who plays on the for the Underbank Rangers He has played at representative level for

, and at club level for

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bi ...

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Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

Batley Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...

and

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

, as a . He made his first-grade début, playing Left- in the 10-12 defeat by St. Helens in 2009s

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, St. Helens on Friday 21 August 2009. He was "dual-registered" for 2010s

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, with

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club

, which means he played on loan at Batley with the option of an immediate recall to Huddersfield.

Background

Brown was born in

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, and is of Jamaican heritage.

Bradford Bulls

At the end of 2017, Brown signed a 1-year deal with League 1 side

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linking up with his former coach

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Representative career

Brown played, and scored a

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's 26-36 defeat by

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in the 2010 Atlantic Cup at

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on Tuesday 16 November 2010. In 2015, Brown played for Jamaica in their 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers.

References

External links

Search for "Alex Brown" at bbc.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Alex 1987 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Bradford Bulls players Coventry Bears players Dewsbury Rams players English people of Jamaican descent Jamaican rugby league players English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players Jamaica national rugby league team players Keighley Cougars players Leigh Leopards players Newcastle Thunder players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league wingers Widnes Vikings players