Alex Brown (rugby player)

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Alex Brown (born in 17 May 1979) in Bristol) is an English rugby union footballer, who plays lock for Gloucester.

He attended the famous Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol.

Following spells with Bath and Pontypool he joined his home city club Bristol Shoguns and was a key figure in the Bristol side that won the first Under 21 Zurich Premiership. Under the tutelage of director of rugby Dean Ryan, he was voted the club’s player of the year in the 2000/01 season. Brown's father also played rugby for Bristol.

Brown signed for Gloucester in the summer of 2003 rejoining Dean Ryan. The England ‘A’ international topped the line-out statistics charts during the 2003/04 season, and was voted the players’ player of the year.

He played for England A in the first Churchill Cup was called-up this season to England's 2005 Autumn test squad. Brown was expected to make his international debut against Australia in November, but he suffered a neck injury while on domestic duty and was ruled out of the entire Autumn programme. Now fully fit again, he will challenge strongly for recognition during the RBS 6 Nations, but faces a tough challenge trying to split up Bath second-row pairing Danny Grewcock and Steve Borthwick.