Les Allan

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Les Allan
Birth nameJames Leslie Allan
Date of birth(1927-07-04)4 July 1927
Place of birth Melrose, Scotland
Date of death9 February 2013(2013-02-09) (aged 85)
Place of death Galashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Melrose ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
South ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1952-53 Scotland 4 (0)

Les Allan (4 March 1927 – 9 February 2013) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Allan played as a Centre. [1]

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Rugby career

Amateur career

Allan played for Melrose. [2]

Provincial career

Allan represented South. He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship in its debut 1953–54 season. [3]

The next season's campaign in 1954–55 saw South win the championship for the first time in their history. Allan played in South's fixture against Glasgow District, scoring two tries in the match in a South 18-11 win. [4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland four times from 1952 to 1953, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches. [5]

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References

  1. "James Leslie Allan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Les Allan - Test matches".