Alex Kersey-Brown - Utility back
Wales RLHeritage No | 265 |
Date Of Birth | 18/11/1942 |
Place Of Birth | Conwy |
Clubs | Huddersfield Giants, Oldham RLFC, London Welsh |
Honours | Wales RL |
Alex Kersey-Brown won two caps for Wales, both in the 1968-69 season, starring in a 24-17 win over England in Salford before being on the losing side in a 13-17 defeat to France in Paris. Born in Bristol, he was a Wales Schoolboy rugby union international after spending a lot of his childhood in Penmaenmawr. He also excelled in cricket, athletics and boxing. As a 20-year old, he moved to London Welsh, staying there for five years before switching codes to turn professional with Huddersfield in November 1967. He was a regular at Fartown for his first three seasons but injury blighted the remaining two years of his spell there. He also had a brief spell at Oldham in 1970 where he made three appearances. He died of lung cancer on 23 November 2015, aged 73. A big fan of London Welsh throughout his life, he was in attendance for their 33-29 win over Cardiff Blues Premiership Select just two days before his passing. In 2014 he raised almost £1,000 for the Macmillan Cancer Team at Yeovil Hospital for all the support that they gave him.
PLAYER FOR | P | W | D | L | TRY | GOALS | DG | PTS | |||
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Wales RL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTAL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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