Glyn Allen
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| Full name | Gerald Glyn Allen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1949 (aged 74) 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]
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External links
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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