Henry Mackay Brown (14 June 1910 – 1 June 1965) was a New Zealand

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player. A

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, Brown represented

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, and

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at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, on their 1935–36 tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada. He played in eight matches on that tour, scoring five tries, but did not appear in any internationals.

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