Les Allan

Les Allan
Birth name James Leslie Allan
Date of birth (1927-07-04)4 July 1927
Place of birth Melrose, Scotland
Date of death 9 February 2013(2013-02-09) (aged 85)
Place of death Galashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1952-53 4 (0)

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

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]

References

  1. "James Leslie Allan".
  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".
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