Alex Brown (born 17 May 1979 in Bristol) is a former English rugby union player, who played at lock position.
Under the tutelage of rugby director Dean Ryan, he was voted the club's player of the year in the 2000–01 season.
[2] Brown was expected to make his international debut against Australia in November, but he suffered a neck injury and was ruled out of the entire Autumn programme.
[4] Brown then played in both tests on the 2007 summer tour, England losing both games to South Africa.
He is widely regarded as one of the most consistent performers in the Premiership and then signed a three-year contract extension with Gloucester until 2011.