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Straits Times
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Former England fullback Brown to retire
Former England fullback Mike Brown will retire from rugby at the end of this season, his club Leicester Tigers said on Tuesday, and the 39-year-old is bowing out with a call for unity to the game's authorities. Brown made 72 appearances for England between 2007 and 2018, winning three Six Nations titles and being named Player of the Championship in 2014, the only English player to receive the award. "After a great deal of reflection, the time feels right to step away from professional rugby and officially retire from the game that has shaped my life in so many ways," Brown said in a letter posted on Leicester's website. Brown spent 16 years at Harlequins, winning two Premiership titles and a European Challenge Cup, before joining Newcastle Falcons in 2021 for one season and signing for Leicester in 2023. He was excluded from England's training camp before the 2019 World Cup after an altercation with teammate Ben Te'o, and neither player made the tournament squad under coach Eddie Jones. Brown's letter included a plea to club owners, league executives and the sport's governing bodies. "My hope is that you come together, think beyond the short term, and make the bold, unselfish decisions needed to allow rugby to thrive once again," he wrote. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Rugby-Former England fullback Brown to retire
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Leicester Tigers v Saracens - Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Britain - February 19, 2023 Leicester Tigers' Mike Brown celebrates scoring their third try Action Images/Peter Cziborra (Reuters) -Former England fullback Mike Brown will retire from rugby at the end of this season, his club Leicester Tigers said on Tuesday, and the 39-year-old is bowing out with a call for unity to the game's authorities. Brown made 72 appearances for England between 2007 and 2018, winning three Six Nations titles and being named Player of the Championship in 2014, the only English player to receive the award. "After a great deal of reflection, the time feels right to step away from professional rugby and officially retire from the game that has shaped my life in so many ways," Brown said in a letter posted on Leicester's website. Brown spent 16 years at Harlequins, winning two Premiership titles and a European Challenge Cup, before joining Newcastle Falcons in 2021 for one season and signing for Leicester in 2023. He was excluded from England's training camp before the 2019 World Cup after an altercation with teammate Ben Te'o, and neither player made the tournament squad under coach Eddie Jones. Brown's letter included a plea to club owners, league executives and the sport's governing bodies. "My hope is that you come together, think beyond the short term, and make the bold, unselfish decisions needed to allow rugby to thrive once again," he wrote. (Reporting by Trevor Stynes, editing by Ed Osmond)
Reuters
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
France's Bielle-Biarrey named Six Nations Player of the Championship
April 1 (Reuters) - France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey was named Six Nations Player of the Championship on Tuesday after scoring eight tries to help his team win the tournament. The 21-year-old set a record for the most tries scored in a single Championship during the Six Nations era, surpassing the mark of seven held by Ireland's Jacob Stockdale since 2018. Bielle-Biarrey claimed the majority of the fans' vote, from a shortlist that included England back Tommy Freeman, Scotland fullback Blair Kinghorn, and last year's Player of the Championship, Italy centre Tommaso Menoncello. "My parents signed me up for rugby when I was 5 years old. Straight away, I really liked it, it is a childhood dream today to be able to live my passion," Bielle-Biarrey said. France claimed their seventh Six Nations trophy with a 35-16 victory over Scotland on March 16, ending with 21 points, one ahead of England in the standings.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Kinghorn's impressive Six Nations in numbers
While Scotland could only muster a fourth-place finish at the Six Nations, Blair Kinghorn's already considerable stock continues to full-back is one of four nominees for the Player of the Championship award after a standout campaign for Gregor Townsend's gained 580 metres, the most of any player in Six Nations history, surpassing the previous record of 543, set by England's Mike Brown in 28-year-old Scot was also top of the 2025 rankings for carries (86), line breaks (nine) and offloads (13), while he was second of all players for defenders beaten (25).Kinghorn, whose two tries came in the win over Wales, was a threat to every defence he faced and looks set for a debut British and Irish Lions call-up for the summer tour of Australia.
