Caleb Brown
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Caleb Brown was an Australian rugby union
player who played on the wing for the Queensland Reds
in the international Super 14
competition. Brown has also represented the Australian U21 team.
Brown was contracted by the Reds straight from The Southport School
in January 2005, the first schoolboy to make such a move since Elton Flatley
a decade before. He has represented QLD in the S14 10 times and represented QLD in other comps 16 times amassing an impressive 9 tries.
Brown showed impressive qualities in his debut year in 2006 and went on to play a significant part of the QLD team during the Australian Provincial Championship
. Touted as a future Wallaby
there has been mention of possibly making the Wallabies for the 2007 RWC.
Brown also represented Australia on the IRB Sevens circuit in 2008 playing in Hong Kong, Australia, England & Scotland of that year
The Western Force then signed Brown to a 2 year deal in 2008.
Brown joined the WA side looking to add to his 11 Super Rugby caps after three seasons with the Reds, signing on until the end of 2010.
Brown went on the Force's development tour to UK & Europe of 2008 however due to a recurring hamstring injury which was sustained during that tour he retired from all forms of Rugby in 2008.
http://twf.com.au/showthread.php?t=18434
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played on the wing for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
in the international Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition. Brown has also represented the Australian U21 team.
Brown was contracted by the Reds straight from The Southport School
The Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....
in January 2005, the first schoolboy to make such a move since Elton Flatley
Elton Flatley
Elton Flatley is a former Australian international rugby union footballer. At his best position of fly-half, Flatley was often able to dictate the game by kicking tactically or throwing simple passes in order to retain possession.Flatley tended to play internationally at centre...
a decade before. He has represented QLD in the S14 10 times and represented QLD in other comps 16 times amassing an impressive 9 tries.
Brown showed impressive qualities in his debut year in 2006 and went on to play a significant part of the QLD team during the Australian Provincial Championship
Australian Provincial Championship
The Australian Provincial Championship, often abbreviated to the APC, is a now defunct Australian national Rugby union tournament that commenced for just one season in 2006...
. Touted as a future Wallaby
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
there has been mention of possibly making the Wallabies for the 2007 RWC.
Brown also represented Australia on the IRB Sevens circuit in 2008 playing in Hong Kong, Australia, England & Scotland of that year
The Western Force then signed Brown to a 2 year deal in 2008.
Brown joined the WA side looking to add to his 11 Super Rugby caps after three seasons with the Reds, signing on until the end of 2010.
Brown went on the Force's development tour to UK & Europe of 2008 however due to a recurring hamstring injury which was sustained during that tour he retired from all forms of Rugby in 2008.
http://twf.com.au/showthread.php?t=18434