Kelly Brown (born 8 June 1982) is a

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rugby union coach and former player. He won 64 caps for the Scotland national team, and played club rugby for Glasgow Warriors,

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and

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as a

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. He retired from playing in 2017 to become a coach with Saracens' academy. Brown moved to an Assistant Coach position at Glasgow Warriors in 2020 before returning to Saracens in 2021.

Early life

Brown was born on 8 June 1982 in Edinburgh, and grew up in

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in the

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, attending Earlston High School .

Club career

Brown played professionally for

until the end of the 2006–07 season, when the club was disbanded. After that he played for the Glasgow Warriors. On 19 January 2010, it was confirmed that Brown had signed a deal with Rugby Premiership club

. He started as Saracens won their first Premiership title in 2011. He retired in 2017.

International career

Brown made his debut for the Scottish national side on 5 June 2005 in a match against where he scored a try. Brown was in the Scotland squad for the

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Rugby World Cup, when he made five appearances (four as substitute), and scored a try in the pool match against . Brown was injured during the 2011 Six Nations campaign while playing for Scotland against England at Twickenham, where he had to be stretchered off after a long pause in play. He returned from injury and was part of the Scotland squad for the

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, starting the opening 3 matches. On 30 October 2012 it was announced that, after a lengthy injury that ruled him out of the 6 nations, Brown would return to captain Scotland for his 50th cap in the first Autumn test of 2012 against New Zealand, becoming the 32nd player to win 50 or more cpas. In all he played for Scotland on 64 occasions, with 14 as captain. Brown also played Scotland rugby sevens team, competing in the

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in Hong Kong. scoring two tries as Scotland reached the last eight of the tournament.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Brown took up a coaching role at Saracens' academy, he left the role in August 2020 to become a senior team coach at former club Glasgow Warriors. He returned to Saracens in February 2021.

Personal life

Brown married Emily. They have two daughters, Amber and Aleenan. Brown is a graduate of the

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to treat stammering. Brown is briefly mentioned on Pottermore(now wizardingworld.com), in an excerpt written by J.K. Rowling for the website, alongside

Stuart Hogg Stuart Hogg (born 24 June 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership and used to captain the Scottish national team. His playing positions are fullback and fly-half. Hogg has twice been nam ...

and Jim Hamilton suggesting that the players are squibs (wizards born without powers) masquerading as muggles (non magical people).

References

External links

Kelly Brown profile
Saracens
Kelly Brown profile
Scottish Rugby Union
Kelly Brown profile
on www.glasgowwarriors.com unofficial fansite {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Kelly 1982 births Living people People educated at Earlston High School Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Border Reivers players Glasgow Warriors players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Melrose RFC players Saracens F.C. players Glasgow Warriors coaches