David Browning (rugby union)
| Full name | David Roche Browning | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1856 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bruree, Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 1938 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bruree, Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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David Roche Browning (28 February 1856 – 6 February 1938) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A native of Bruree, County Limerick, Browning played his rugby in Dublin for the Wanderers club and was capped twice for Ireland in 1881, playing as a forward in matches against England at Scotland. He was later appointed the High Sheriff of County Limerick.[1] His uncle, horse breeder John Gubbins, bequeathed him a stud farm in Knockany.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Pithy Provincial News". Irish Independent. 28 February 1916.
- ^ "Owner of Famous Stud". The Scotsman. 30 August 1938.
- ^ "The Knockany and Cloghran Studs". Country Life. 23 April 1932.
External links
- David Browning at ESPNscrum