Glyn Allen Explained

Glyn Allen
Full Name:Gerald Glyn Allen
Birth Date:14 March 1874
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Halfback
Repyears1:1896–99
Repcaps1:9
Reppoints1:3

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, forming a partnership with Louis Magee, which helped secure the triple crown in 1899.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mr G. G. Allen . . 7 January 1949.
  2. News: G. G. Allen (Derry and Lancashire) . . 16 March 1896.
  3. News: In Triple Crown XV Of 1899 . . 6 January 1949.