Allan Clark Towell (7 March 1925 – 6 March 1997) was a rugby union centre who played twice for between 1948–51. He played his club rugby for

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

and

Bedford Blues Bedford Blues are a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The Blues are a semi-pro ...

. Towell made his

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. Towell made his international debut for on 29 March 1948 against at

Stade Colombes The Stade Yves-du-Manoir (officially Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, also known as the Stade olympique de Colombes, or simply Colombes to the locals) is a rugby, track and association football stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France. History ...

in a 15-0 defeat. He played one further match in 1951 against at Twickenham.

References

1925 births 1997 deaths Bedford Blues players England international rugby union players English rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Middlesbrough {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub