William Davie Brown (29 May 1852 – 24 March 1876) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

[1] He played for Glasgow Academicals, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.

He was called up to the Glasgow District side for the Great Britain's very first provincial rugby match on 23 November 1872.

[3] He was called up to the Scotland squad for the world's very first international rugby match in 1871.

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