Steve Brain (born ) is a retired
rugby union
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player who played
hooker
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People
* Hooker (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands)
New Zealand
* Hooker River
* Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps
* Hoo ...
for
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club based in Coventry, England. The club enjoyed great success during the 1960s and 70s, with many players representing their countries. Coventry's home ground is the Butts Park Ar ...
and represented
England
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in over a dozen international matches, including three Five Nations, now the
Six Nations Championship
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, between 1984 and 1986.
International Appearances (England)
*1984 v South Africa (Johannesburg) L 35-9
*1984 v Australia (R) (Twickenham) L 19-3
*1985 v Romania (Twickenham) W 22-15
*1985 v France (Twickenham) D 9-9 (FN)
*1985 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 10-7 (FN)
*1985 v Ireland (Dublin) L 13-10 (FN)
*1985 v Wales (Cardiff) L 24-15 (FN)
*1985 v New Zealand (Christchurch) L 18-13
*1985 v New Zealand (Wellington) L 42-15
*1986 v Wales (Twickenham) W 21-18 (FN)
*1986 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 33-6 (FN)
*1986 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 25-20 (FN)
*1986 v France (Paris) L 29-10 (FN)
Career Record P13, W4, D1, L8
Test Points: 0
(R) = Replacement
Club Affiliations
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Coventry RFC
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club based in Coventry, England. The club enjoyed great success during the 1960s and 70s, with many players representing their countries. Coventry's home ground is the Butts Park Arena, ...
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Kenilworth RFC
Kenilworth Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The club runs three senior sides, a veterans team and a full set of mini and junior teams. The first XV currently plays in Regional 1 Midlands − a league ...
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Moseley RFC
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Mystic River Rugby Club (USA)
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Rugby Lions
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(England)
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Solihull R.F.C.
External links
Coventry rugby fan site featuring BrainSteve Brain Stats at www.scrum.comThe Rugby Football Club - HistoryThe Mystic River Rugby Club - History
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1954 births
English rugby union players
Living people
Rugby union players from Coventry
Rugby union hookers
England international rugby union players
Mystic River Rugby players