Mike Brown on how Gavin Duffy’s GAA advice helped his rugby career
“Dean very much allowed the younger guys to get stuck into the older lads.” Mike Brown has been one of the most consistent, and deadly, fullbacks in English rugby over the past 15 years. He puts a lot of his early success to his tangles with Connacht legend Gavin Duffy. Brown was only 19 when […]
4 years ago
Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby – Mike Brown on past battles with Ireland
“Yeah, well, I don’t know if I’m a nice guy.” Going through the image galleries of Mike Brown on Getty and Sportsfile, there is a common thread – relaxed training photos, Brown running in a try or Brown with a snap or a snarl as he gets under the skins of an opponent (or an […]
6 years ago
“Just to clarify, it was an accident” – Mike Brown on Conor Murray incident
“Yeah, I obviously took a lot of heat and stick from your fellow countrymen for that.” Mike Brown is the type of guy who you would love to have on your team, and root against when he is lining up on the opposite side of the field. Away from the pitch, Brown has been described […]
6 years ago
Eddie Jones turns on BBC reporter, who does remarkably well to hold his own
Eddie Jones is not the first person in the sporting world to lump the entire media together as ‘YOU’RE’. Ahead of England’s 12-6 victory over Wales, in the Six Nations, Eddie Jones told Alastair Eykyn of BT that he often uses his press conferences and interviews to speak directly to his players. With that in […]
8 years ago
Mike Brown’s furious Lions revelation is surely good news for Irish hopefuls
Front of the queue?
9 years ago
The story behind the picture of Mike Brown celebrating with his Dad is truly inspirational
*Good chance you still won’t be happy for him
10 years ago