Tony Eion Brown (born 17 January 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer, who played mainly at first five-eighth (fly half).
[1] Brown made his debut for Otago in the 1995 NPC, initially as a reserve with All Black-Manu Samoa international Stephen Bachop the first choice first five-eighth.
Brown had a quick progression to first choice first five-eighth, starting ahead of Bachop in 1995 NPC final.
Brown's goal-kicking feats enabled him to score over 30 points in three separate internationals (against Italy in 1999, Samoa in 2000, and Tonga in 2001) – the only player to have achieved this.
Despite this he was never a member of the regular starting line-up, the fly-half position being held by Andrew Mehrtens during that period.
In October 2008, Brown suffered a freak injury while playing in Japan, which left him with a ruptured pancreas.
Being on the eve of the 2011 Rugby World Cup the All Blacks were on look out for a back up first five to Daniel Carter, and with Browns recent form he had become a potential candidate for that position.