Glyn Allen
| 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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Gerald Glyn Allen (14 March 1874 — 4 January 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.
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,[1] forming a partnership with Louis Magee, which helped secure the triple crown in 1899.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr G. G. Allen". Belfast News-Letter. 7 January 1949 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
Mr. G. G. Allen [..] was a member of the Rugby team that won the Triple Crown for Ireland in 1899. He played scrum half and was capped on nine occasions. His younger brother, C. E. Allen (Derry City), was one of the best forwards Ireland ever produced and played in a score of internationals
- ^ "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
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1949 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Ireland national rugby union team captains
- Sportspeople from Derry (city)
- Rugby union players from County Londonderry
- Rugby union halfbacks
- Liverpool St Helens F.C. players
- Lancashire County RFU players
- People educated at Merchiston Castle School