Les Allan

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

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

Rugby career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Allan played for Melrose.[2]

Provincial career[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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".