David Browning (rugby union)
Irish rugby union player
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David Roche Browning (28 February 1856 – 6 February 1938) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Full nameDavid Roche Browning
Born28 February 1856
Bruree, Limerick, Ireland
Died6 February 1938 (aged 81)
Bruree, Limerick, Ireland
Position
Forward
A native of Bruree, County Limerick, Browning played his rugby in Dublin for the Wanderers club and was capped twice for Ireland in 1881, playing as a forward in matches against England at Scotland. He was later appointed the High Sheriff of County Limerick.[1] His uncle, horse breeder John Gubbins, bequeathed him a stud farm in Knockany.[2][3]