Steve Brain
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Steve Brain is a retired rugby union
player who played hooker
for Coventry R.F.C.
and represented England
in over a dozen international matches, including three Five Nations, now the Six Nations Championship
, between 1984 and 1986.
Career Record P13, W4, D1, L8
Test Points: 0
(R) = Replacement
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played hooker
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
for Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
and represented England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in over a dozen international matches, including three Five Nations, now the Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
, between 1984 and 1986.
International Appearances (England)
- 1984 v South Africa (Johannesburg) L 35-9
- 1984 v Australia (R) (Twickenham) L 19-3
- 1985 v Romania (Twickenham) W 22-15
- 1985 v France (Twickenham) D 9-9 (FN)
- 1985 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 10-7 (FN)
- 1985 v Ireland (Dublin) L 13-10 (FN)
- 1985 v Wales (Cardiff) L 24-15 (FN)
- 1985 v New Zealand (Christchurch) L 18-13
- 1985 v New Zealand (Wellington) L 42-15
- 1986 v Wales (Twickenham) W 21-18 (FN)
- 1986 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 33-6 (FN)
- 1986 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 25-20 (FN)
- 1986 v France (Paris) L 29-10 (FN)
Career Record P13, W4, D1, L8
Test Points: 0
(R) = Replacement
Club Affiliations
- Coventry R.F.C.Coventry R.F.C.Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
(England) - Kenilworth R.F.C. (England)
- Mystic River Rugby ClubMystic River Rugby ClubThe Mystic River Rugby Club is a New England Rugby Football Union club, founded in 1974, located in Malden, Massachusetts and Melrose, Massachusetts, who play Division 1 Rugby Union in the United States....
(USA) - Rugby LionsRugby LionsRugby Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is a rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire in England . Rugby currently compete in National League 3 Midlands...
(England)