Henry William Allan (rugby union)

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Henry William Allan
BornHenry William Allan
(1850-04-02)2 April 1850
Died12 December 1926(1926-12-12) (aged 76)
Beith, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow Academicals
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1873 Scotland 1 (0)

Henry William Allan (2 April 1850 – 12 December 1926) was a Scottish rugby union international who represented Scotland in the 1873–74 Home Nations rugby union matches. [1]

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals. [2]

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872. [3]

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 5 December 1874 match. [4]

References

  1. "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  2. Nigel Trueman. "Rugby Football History".
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".