Glyn Allen
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
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Gerald Glyn Allen (14 March 1874 — 4 January 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Full nameGerald Glyn Allen
Born14 March 1874
Died4 January 1949 (aged 74)
Liverpool, England
Position
Halfback
Allen, a native of Derry, was the elder brother of Ireland forward Charles Elliot Allen.[1]
Educated in Scotland, Allen learned his rugby at Merchiston Castle School.[2]
Allen played in English rugby for Liverpool and was a Lancashire representative player. He was capped nine times as a halfback for Ireland,[1] forming a partnership with Louis Magee, which helped secure the triple crown in 1899.[3]