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Handley Brown

Born	Handley Welbourn Brown (1904-08-29)29 August 1904 Inglewood, New Zealand
Died	5 December 1973(1973-12-05) (aged 69) New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
School	New Plymouth Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)	Ross Brown (son) Henry Brown (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–30 Taranaki 49 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1924–26 New Zealand 0 (0)

Handley Welbourn Brown (29 August 1904 – 5 December 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A centre three-quarter, Brown represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1924 to 1926. He played 20 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 35 points, but did not appear in any internationals.

Handley Brown passport application (1924)

Handley Brown played 49 games for Taranaki between 1923 and 1930.

His son Ross Brown, nicknamed Pascoe, played 144 matches for Taranaki from 1953 to 1968 and 25 matches for the All Blacks from 1955 to 1962.