Tom Allen

Tom Allen (born 23 July 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition

Allen represented Hawke's Bay at age grade level, including the Hawke's Bay U18 team in 2022 and the U19 team in 2023, and was part of the Hawke's Bay Academy.

In September 2022, Allen was selected in the U18 squad for a Super Rugby Development Camp. Half a year later, he was named in the Hurricanes U20 team for the Super Rugby U20 competition in Taupō. The Hurricanes U20s finished the 2023 tournament in second place.

Senior career

Hawke’s Bay At only 19 years old, Allen was named in the squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC season. He made his debut for the Magpies on 16 August 2023 against . That was his only game for the province in two seasons. He was again named in the squad for 2024, but didn't get any game time that season.

Hurricanes In March 2024, he was for the second year named in the Hurricanes U20 squad for the Super Rugby U20s tournament. The team ended the 2024 tournament in third place.

Prior to and during the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, Allen trained with the while on a National Development Contract. On 27 June 2024, the Hurricanes announced that the franchise had signed Allen until the end of 2026 on a full contract.

Allen made his Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes on 23 May 2026 in their round 15 game against the . Four weeks later he became a Super Rugby champion when the Hurricanes defeated the 60–5 in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific final, although he didn't play in that game.

Loan to Auckland On 21 July 2025, Allen was named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC season, on loan from . He made his debut for Aucklandvia the benchon 31 July 2025 against .

Scarlets Allen signed for the Scarlets on 16 July 2026.

International career

On 7 October 2022, Allen was named in the New Zealand Schools squad for two matchesagainst the NZ Māori U18 team and Fiji Schools to be played at a New Zealand Under 18 Quadrangular Tournament in Hamilton.

The following year, Allen was for the first time named in the New Zealand Under 20 team. He played in both games of a two-test series against Australia and competed at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.

In 2024, Allen was selected in the New Zealand Under 20 team again, winning the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship and finishing the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in third place.