Tommaso Allan (; born 26 April 1993) is an Italian professional

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who primarily plays

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for Harlequins of the

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. He has also represented

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at international level, having made his test debut against Australia during the 2013 Autumn Internationals. Allan has previously played for clubs such as Perpignan and Benetton in the past.

Club career

Allan was part of the

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Academy in 2011 before captaining the RGS High Wycombe rugby side. He won the Under-19 Provincial Championship while playing for

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and at the end of his contract there, he joined Perpignan. Allan signed for French

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side Perpignan shortly before the 2013–14 season. Allan made his debut for Perpignan on 8 September 2013 against Racing Métro at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in the Hauts-de-Seine,

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. Perpignan lost 19–16, with Allan kicking one conversion (56th minute) and kicking three penalties (3rd minute, 26th minute, 68th minute). Because of Allan's end-of-year performances, he was called up to the

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. Allan played a total of eight games in the Top 14 and four in the Heineken Cup in his debut season for Perpignan, scoring a total of 27 points in 12 appearances for the side. Unfortunately Perpignan were relegated to the

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after finishing 13th out of the 14 teams. In the 2014–15 Pro D2 season, Allan cemented a firm position on the number 10 role for Perpignan. Playing eighteen games, scoring three tries, fourteen penalty goals, scoring a total of 81 points and helping Perpignan to reach promotional play-offs. Allan returned to his home region of

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, Italy, signing for Benetton Treviso before the

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until 2020–21 Pro14 season. It was announced on 5 May 2021, that Allan had been signed by the English Premiership team Harlequins, to begin his career with them ahead of the 2021/22 season.

International career

On 9 October 2013 Allan was named in the Italian 35-man training squad for the

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, which led to the

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seeking clarity on Allan's intentions for his future. Despite Allan playing for Scotland at Under 17, Under 18 and Under 20 age groups, he was named in Jacques Brunel's final squad. He made his debut coming off the bench to score against Australia. Allan started the first three of Italy's 2014 Six Nations matches against

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and

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. On 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. and on 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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Personal life

Allan hails from a rugby family; his Scottish father William Allan and his Italian mother Paola Berlato both played in Italy, while his uncle John Allan earned 9 caps for

and 13 for

. Through his father he was eligible to represent Scotland, but chose to play for Italy at senior level. He went to the European School in Culham, England.

Statistics

List of international test tries

''As of 3 June 2022''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, Tommaso 1993 births Living people Alumni of the European Schools Benetton Rugby players Harlequin F.C. players Italian rugby union players Italian Scottish rugby union players Italy international rugby union players People educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Rugby union fly-halves Scottish rugby union players Sportspeople from Vicenza USA Perpignan players