James Allan (11 September 1860, in East Taieri, New Zealand – 2 September 1934, in Hāwera, New Zealand[1][2]) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played eight games for the All Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby union team, and was nicknamed the Taieri Giant.[1][2] Allan played in the first match contested by the New Zealand team, and the New Zealand Rugby Union regard him as the first ever All Black.[3]
Allan played as a forward and played six seasons for his province Otago, from 1881 to 1886.[1] Allan's eight All Black appearances came on the 1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales on which he scored three tries.[1] He was one of New Zealand's most valuable players. on the tour, where he played eight of the All Blacks' nine games – all played over 23 days.[1]
Allan was highly regarded as a forward with contemporary reports saying he was "consistently in the vanguard".[1] Allan was also reported to be never far away from the ball along with being as "hard as nails".[1] During his playing career at Otago, Allan became a distinguished player for the province. He had three other brothers who represented Otago.[1][2]
^ abcdChester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 20. ISBN0-908570-16-3.
^All Blacks in Playing Order. Retrieved on 22 January 2007.
^"My Class List - 1871". The Otago Boys' High School Foundation. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
james, allan, rugby, union, james, allan, september, 1860, east, taieri, zealand, september, 1934, hāwera, zealand, zealand, rugby, union, player, played, eight, games, blacks, zealand, national, rugby, union, team, nicknamed, taieri, giant, allan, played, fir. James Allan 11 September 1860 in East Taieri New Zealand 2 September 1934 in Hawera New Zealand 1 2 was a New Zealand rugby union player who played eight games for the All Blacks the New Zealand national rugby union team and was nicknamed the Taieri Giant 1 2 Allan played in the first match contested by the New Zealand team and the New Zealand Rugby Union regard him as the first ever All Black 3 James AllanJames AllanDate of birth 1860 09 11 11 September 1860Place of birthTaieri Otago New ZealandDate of death2 September 1934 1934 09 02 aged 73 Place of deathHawera Taranaki New ZealandWeight90 kg 198 lb SchoolOtago Boys HighRugby union careerPosition s ForwardAll Black No 1Amateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Taieri Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1881 86Otago National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1884New Zealand8 0 Tests 6 Allan played as a forward and played six seasons for his province Otago from 1881 to 1886 1 Allan s eight All Black appearances came on the 1884 New Zealand rugby union tour of New South Wales on which he scored three tries 1 He was one of New Zealand s most valuable players on the tour where he played eight of the All Blacks nine games all played over 23 days 1 Allan was highly regarded as a forward with contemporary reports saying he was consistently in the vanguard 1 Allan was also reported to be never far away from the ball along with being as hard as nails 1 During his playing career at Otago Allan became a distinguished player for the province He had three other brothers who represented Otago 1 2 Allan was a pupil of Otago Boys High School 1 4 2 References Edit a b c d e f g h i James Allan at AllBlacks com Retrieved on 22 January 2007 a b c d Chester Rod McMillan Neville Palenski Ron 1987 The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby Auckland New Zealand Moa Publications p 20 ISBN 0 908570 16 3 All Blacks in Playing Order Retrieved on 22 January 2007 My Class List 1871 The Otago Boys High School Foundation Retrieved 6 January 2010 External links EditJames Allan at AllBlacks com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Allan rugby union amp oldid 1079904780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
