Birth name | Nicholas Houghton Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 August 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 October 1984 26) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Houghton Allen (30 August 1958 – 7 October 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Allen represented Auckland and Counties at a provincial level. He played nine matches, including two tests, for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1980. [1] He died in Wollongong in 1984 from head injuries sustained in a club rugby match, [1] and he is buried at Purewa Cemetery in Auckland. [2] [3]
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