Gerald Glyn Allen (14 March 1874 — 4 January 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Gerald Glyn Allen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 March 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 January 1949 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Allen, a native of Derry, was the elder brother of Ireland forward Charles Elliot Allen.[1]
Educated in Scotland, Allen learned his rugby at Merchiston Castle School.[2]
Allen played in English rugby for Liverpool and was a Lancashire representative player. He was capped nine times as a halfback for Ireland, forming a partnership with Louis Magee, which helped secure the triple crown in 1899.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mr G. G. Allen". Belfast News-Letter. 7 January 1949.
- ^ "G. G. Allen (Derry and Lancashire)". South Wales Daily News. 16 March 1896.
- ^ "In Triple Crown XV Of 1899". Belfast Telegraph. 6 January 1949.
External links
edit- Glyn Allen at ESPNscrum