| Full name | Gerald Glyn Allen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1949 (aged 74) Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Gerald Glyn Allen (14 March 1874 — 4 January 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Allen, a native of Derry, was the elder brother of Ireland forward Charles Elliot Allen.
Educated in Scotland, Allen learned his rugby at Merchiston Castle School.
Allen played in English rugby for Liverpool and was a Lancashire representative player. He was capped nine times as a halfback for Ireland, forming a partnership with Louis Magee, which helped secure the triple crown in 1899.
Mr. G. G. Allen [..] was a member of the Rugby team that won the Triple Crown for Ireland in 1899. He played scrum half and was capped on nine occasions. His younger brother, C. E. Allen (Derry City), was one of the best forwards Ireland ever produced and played in a score of internationals