Alex Kersey-Brown

Alex Kersey-Brown
Personal information
Full nameMalcolm Alexander Kersey-Brown
Born18 November 1942
Bristol, England
Died23 November 2015 (aged 73)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre and wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–67 London Welsh RFC
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–72 Huddersfield
1970 → Oldham (loan) 3 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–69 Wales 2 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Malcolm Alexander Kersey-Brown (18 November 1942 – 23 November 2015)[2] was an English-born Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Welsh Schoolboys, and at club level for London Welsh RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield and Oldham (loan), as a wing or centre.[1][3]

International honours

Kersey-Brown won two caps for Wales (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1968–69.[1]

Playing career

Kersey-Brown played rugby unions as a school boy and gained Welsh caps. He lived in Penmaenmawr, North Wales, and a few of his later team members at London Welsh knew him there and played rugby with him, such as Tony Gray. The London Welsh team was led by John Dawes who had a specific training programme in the early 1960s which honed the team and contributed later to the success of the British Lions team 1971-73.

In November 1967, Kersey-Brown switched codes to rugby league and joined Huddersfield. He was a regular in the team for his first three seasons before injury hampered his final two years at the club. He also had a brief spell at Oldham in 1970.[4] He died of cancer on 23 November 2015, aged 73. [2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Alex Kersey-Brown". Wales Rugby League. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ^ "Oldham Rugby League Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Alex Kersey-Brown: Former Wales Rugby League player dies". BBC Sport. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
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