{"id":20996,"date":"2025-01-13T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/peter-brown-former-scotland-rugby-captain-dies-aged-83\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T20:46:12","slug":"peter-brown-former-scotland-rugby-captain-dies-aged-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/peter-brown-former-scotland-rugby-captain-dies-aged-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Brown: Former Scotland rugby captain dies aged 83"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Scotland rugby union captain Peter Brown has died aged 83 following a long illness.<\/b><\/p>\n

Born in Troon to a sporting family, Brown played at club level for West of Scotland and Gala, making his international debut in a home win against France on 4 January 1964.<\/p>\n

Brown’s father Jock was a football goalkeeper who won the Scottish Cup with Clyde in 1939<\/a>, his uncle Jim played for the United States at the 1930 World Cup and his younger brother Gordon was a fellow Scotland rugby international, who also represented the British and Irish Lions on eight occasions.<\/p>\n

A versatile forward, Brown split his 27 caps between lock and number eight and was an effective goal-kicker – his 66 points for Scotland remains a record for a member of the pack.<\/p>\n

He remained heavily involved with Gala after retiring from playing, and also had a successful career in accountancy.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Brown’s family said: “Peter underwent several years of chemotherapy treatment for myeloma, supported wonderfully by the haematology team at the Western General.<\/p>\n

“Earlier this week, he was admitted to the Royal Infirmary following a fall at home. Peter passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday 12 January.<\/p>\n

“The family would like to express their gratitude to the Acute Medical Unit for their care and compassion.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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