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
Kingsholm Stadium in 1934 and, in its place, was built the stand that is today known as The Shed. In May 2008, the Barbarian F.C. and Ireland national rugby union team played a match at Kingsholm. Kingsholm has hosted eight other international matches, including one pool game in the 1991 Rugby World Cup and four pool games in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, hosting Tonga, Georgia, Scotland, Argentina, the United States and Japan. Kingsholm was also one of the venues for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup where, on 29 October, it hosted the group 2 game between New Zealand and Lebanon.