About Glyn Allen
Lived 1874 – 1949 (aged 74). Glyn Allen was a rugby union player.
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,
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Who was Glyn Allen?
rugby union player
When was Glyn Allen born?
Glyn Allen was born on 14 March 1874.
When did Glyn Allen die?
Glyn Allen died on 4 January 1949 in Liverpool.
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Glyn Allen was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Glyn Allen. https://biography.guide/glyn-allen/
MLA: "Glyn Allen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/glyn-allen/.
Chicago: "Glyn Allen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/glyn-allen/.
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