Nicky Allen

Nicky Allen
Full name Nicholas Houghton Allen
Date of birth (1958-08-30)30 August 1958
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death 7 October 1984(1984-10-07) (aged 26)
Place of death Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
School Auckland Grammar School
University University of Auckland
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position First five-eighth
New Zealand No. 812
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1978, 80, 83
1980
Auckland
Counties
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1978

1980
New Zealand Colts
NZ Universities
New Zealand


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Nicholas Houghton "Nicky" Allen (30 August 1958 – 7 October 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Allen represented Auckland and Counties at a provincial level. He played nine matches, including two tests, for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1980.[1] He died in Wollongong in 1984 from head injuries sustained in a club rugby match,[1] and he is buried at Purewa Cemetery in Auckland.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Nicky Allen". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 10 October 2015.


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