Les Allan

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

Les Allan

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

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".