GREGOR TOWNSEND led the tributes to former Scotland captain Peter Brown following his death at the age of 83.
The legend passed away peacefully on Sunday after a long battle with blood cancer.
The TimesPeter Brown has died aged 83[/caption]
PA:Press AssociationPeter (right) with brothers Graham (left) and Brotish Lion Gordon (centre) who died in 2001 after hos own battle with cancer[/caption]
PAScotland head coach Gregor Townsend led the tributes[/caption]
Nicknamed PC after his first two names Peter Currie, Brown won 27 caps and played eight Test matches for the Lions in the 1970s.
The No 8 delivered 66 points for Scotland, a record for a forward that still stands 50 years on, and racked up five wins over England, won against South Africa and Australia, and was part of a famous 0-0 draw with New Zealand in 1964.
Born in Troon on the Ayrshire coast, he came from a sporting family – younger brother Gordon was alongside him for 12 of those caps.
Their dad, Jock, was also a goalkeeper with Clyde and Hibs, and was capped for Scotland‘s football team and uncle Jim emigrated to the United States and played for them in the first ever football World Cup in 1930.
An accountant, Peter Brown stayed in the game as a ref and SRU board member and Scotland coach Townsend said: “PC’s passion for Scottish rugby and the game in general always shone brightly.
“A goal-kicking captain playing in the forwards must have been a unique achievement before Jon Eales did something similar with the Wallabies a few decades later.”
“His exploits and contributions on the field have gone down in legend being a key contributor in some Scotland famous wins during his international career.
“He continued to be involved with rugby after he retired from playing, being involved with Gala then on the international stage once again with his work on various disciplinary panels over the years. He will be sadly missed.”
In a statement, Peter’s family said: “Peter underwent several years of chemotherapy treatment for myeloma, supported wonderfully by the haematology team at the Western General (hospital in Edinburgh).
“Earlier, this week, he was admitted to the Royal Infirmary (in Edinburgh) following a fall at home.
“Peter passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday 12 January.
“The family would like to express their gratitude to the Acute Medical Unit for their care and compassion.”
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