Cyril Brownlie
Birth name | Cyril James Brownlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Whanganui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 May 1954 | (aged 58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wairoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Laurie Brownlie (brother) Maurice Brownlie (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyril James Brownlie (6 August 1895 – 7 May 1954) was a New Zealand
Laurie, who attended St Patrick's College, Wellington
.
The brothers represented the country during the 1920s. Cyril Brownlie played 31 matches for the
The Invincibles tour of 1924–25. During the England-New Zealand test in 1924, Cyril was sent off by the referee Albert Freethy, the first player to be sent off in an international between two International Rugby Board
countries.
Brownlie represented Hawkes Bay at a provincial level, playing as a loose forward.[citation needed]
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