Allan Towell
England international rugby union footballer
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Allan Clark Towell (7 March 1925 – 6 March 1997)[1][2] was a rugby union centre who played twice for England between 1948–51. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Bedford Blues.
| Born | Allan Clark Towell 7 March 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 6 March 1997 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Towell made his Leicester Tigers debut on 6 September 1947 against Bedford at Welford Road, scoring a try in a 22-3 win. Towell featured regularly for Leicester at fly-half and centre in the 1947–48 & 1948–49 seasons playing 60 of the club's 75 games. Towell was named as Leicester's captain for the 1949–50 season where he experimented by playing himself at flanker.[3]
Towell made his international debut for England on 29 March 1948 against France at Stade Colombes in a 15-0 defeat.[4] He played one further match in 1951 against Scotland at Twickenham.[5]
