Alex Brown (rugby union) was forced to announce his retirement on 20 December 2012 He currently acts as Rugby Operations Manager at Kingsholm Stadium with Gloucester Rugby. Alex Brown (rugby union) Alex Brown (born 17 May 1979 in Bristol) is a former English rugby union player, who played at lock position. He attended the famous Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol. He started playing rugby at u7s level for Clifton in 1985 and worked his way through the age levels there After a brief period with Bath and Pontypool, he joined his home city club Bristol and was a key player when they won the
Rugby union at the Summer Olympics Rugby union at the Summer Olympics Rugby union has been a men's medal sport at the modern Summer Olympic Games, being played at four of the first seven competitions. The sport debuted at the 1900 Paris games where the gold medal was won by the host nation. It was subsequently featured at the London games in 1908, the Antwerp games in 1920 and the Paris games in 1924. The United States is the most successful nation in Olympic rugby tournaments, having won the gold medal in both 1920 and 1924; France has the most medals, one gold (in 1900) and