Les Allan (4 March 1927 – 9 February 2013) was a

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footballer. Allan played as a

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Rugby career

Amateur career

Allan played for Melrose.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.

Provincial career

Allan represented

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. He played in the

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in its debut 1953–54 season. 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.

International career

He was capped for four times from 1952 to 1953, all of the caps coming in the Five Nations matches.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, Les 1927 births 2013 deaths Melrose RFC players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Melrose, Scottish Borders Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players South of Scotland District (rugby union) players