Peter Brown (16 December 1941 – 12 January 2025) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played No. 8 and Lock.^[1]

Brown played for West of Scotland and Gala.

Brown was dubbed "the man on the coathanger" in his playing days because of his unusually square shoulders inherited from his maternal grandmother's side of the family. He kicked many goals which is very unusual for a forward.

Brown played for Glasgow District.^[2]

Brown captained Scotland 10 times in his 27 internationals (1964–73). He is unique in captaining Scotland to 3 victories over England and his 67 international points making him Scotland's all-time highest scoring rugby forward.^[3][4]

Brown was an independent member of Scottish Rugby's discipline panel and acted as a match and discipline commissioner for both the RBS Six Nations and the Heineken European Cup.

Brown was chairman of the Scottish Building Society from 1993 to 2003. From 1975 till 2004 he was senior partner in Hogg Thorburn, chartered accountants, in Galashiels and was a non-executive director with Edinburgh Risk Management (General) Limited, insurance brokers.^[5]

Retired from chartered accountancy, an outstandingly entertaining public speaker, he taught public speaking and meeting presentation skills. In his involvement as a Trustee with the Scottish Borders employment charity WORKS+ mentors young adults in the basics of performance at interview. In addition he was an accomplished photographer, and in 2014 he published a luxury book of the Muirfield members and their guests enjoying the 2013 Open.

Brown was the elder brother of Gordon Brown, the son of footballer John Brown,^[6] and the nephew of footballers Tom and Jim Brown.

Peter Brown died after a long illness on 12 January 2025, at the age of 83.^[7]

Sources

• Peter Brown on the Sporting Heroes website