ru_amateurclubs ru_nationalteam death_place birth_place ru_nationalyears ru_nationalcaps article_title name nickname ru_nationalpoints ru_position birth_name ru_amateuryears occupation
st. peters rfc cardiff rfc glamorgan county rfc wales cardiff , wales cardiff , wales 1907-1909 7 john alf brown
 john alf brown `` big john '' -lrb- 3 -rrb- forward john alfred brown ? -1901 1901-1910 1906 coal trimmer
john alf brown

john `` jack '' alf brown , colloquially known as john alf or `` big john '' , -lrb- october 1881 -- 3 august 1936 -rrb- was a welsh international rugby union forward player who played club rugby for cardiff and county rugby for glamorgan .
brown was capped seven times for wales and although he missed facing the first touring south african team in 1906 with wales , he faced the tourist with both cardiff and glamorgan .
brown was reputed to be an extremely tough and physical forward player , which was reflected in his manual occupation as a coal trimmer at cardiff docks .
he died in 1936 from pneumoconiosis .
