Communication by Peter Brown

Wed, Sep 19th 2018 at 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm

Peter is a past Captain of the Scottish Rugby team.
He is the older brother of British Lions player Gordon Brown


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President Kim  welcomed the renowned Scottish Rugby Captain of Scotland Peter Currie Brown.   Known as PC to all who know him.    He was the guest of Rotarian Eric B rown (norelation) who however was born and brought up in Troon  in  the 40s and 50s in the same street as PC.

Peter is a retired Chartered Accountant and was for 12 years Chairman of the Scottish Building Society.   He had an accountancy practice in  the Borders but had many clients in  the hospitality industry thnroughout Scotland.   He is pretty much fully retired and lives with his long suffering wife Jill in  Dunbar.

Peter's talk was split into two haves at the request of President Kim Keble-White as there was a delay in the lunch service so the club effectively got two
very humerous talks instead of one!

The assembled company were regaled with many of his famous rugby exploits, including his three glorious wins of the "Auld Enemy".aka England.   For many who have followed rugby, the picture of PC lining up his winning penalty kick for Scotland  is indelibly printed in their minds!   He turned his back on  the posts, wiped his nose on  the right sleeve and nonchalantly thumped the ball over  the middle of the uprights!" .... without a thought that he would miss.

Jock Brown, Peter's father had also played for Scotland as an international, but as a footballer.  He had taught the brothers Peter, young Jock and Gordon to kick a football with both feet and he was a great coach and mentor.   He instilled a winning attituide  which produced, not one, but two famous rugby brothers.   All three were useful golfers too and Peter is a member at Muirfield and Jock at Royal Troon.

It is remarkable that Peter today remains Scoltland's highest scoring forward, much of it thanks to his incredible kicking ability.   Not too many "kicking lock forwards" in the history of British or International Rugby!   Petger retired    from Captaincy of Scoptland rugby in  1973 and won  27 caps in  10 years.

A great after dinner speaker Peter had the assembled company in stiches with her recollections and anecdotes.   On  a more serious note, Peter is a Trustee of a new charity which introduces marginalised youngsters in the Scottish Borders, aged between 16 and 25  to work or back, into education.   Be also, in his words "succumbs regularly ot the demands of 3 married children and 5 grandchildre".

The sign of a great speaker is to leave the audience looking for more and Peter certainly achieved that..

The rugby Brown brothers are not related to Eric Brown but were brought up in the same street in Troon

"Broon from Troon" in rugby circles means Gordon, but in our Rotary club it means Eric


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