Trevor Allan (rugby)
| Full name | Trevor Allan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Tub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | North Sydney Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1950–1954 1956–1958 |
Leigh North Sydney |
97 11 |
((162) (14)) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1951-1953 1952 |
Other Nationalities British Empire |
4 1 |
(9 3) |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1957–1958 | North Sydney | ||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1945–1950 | Gordon RFC | () | |
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1946–1950 | New South Wales | 17 | () |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1946–1949 | Australia | 14 | () |
Trevor Allan OAM (26 September 1926 – 27 January 2007) was an Australian dual-code rugby international who captained Australia in rugby union before switching to rugby league with English club Leigh.
A North Sydney rugby union junior, Allan's senior career was with the Gordon rugby club in Sydney where his father was a coach. Tressider described him as a fine running centre with powerful acceleration once he got outside a rival. His forte was the muscle he would add to a back-line with his fierce tackling. He had strength beyond his years and slight physique. As a teenager he shared an ice-run with one of his brothers and he would haul a 28-pound block of ice on a hook in either hand sometimes climbing three or four flights of stairs to make the delivery.
After only a handful of senior games, he was selected for New South Wales aged just 19 and later that year for the 1946 tour of New Zealand, the Wallabies' first post-war tour. Allan's defence impressed against the experienced All Black backline.
In 1947 he was selected as vice-captain of the Wallaby side to tour Europe and North America. In the sixth game of the tour, in a minor match against London Counties, the captain Bill McLean broke his leg badly and was able to play no further part in the nine-month tour. Allan took over. This was a few days after his 21st birthday making him the second youngest Wallaby captain and the youngest ever touring captain. The Wallabies beat Scotland, Ireland and England but lost to Wales on penalties. They did not have a try scored against them in any of these Tests. Allan returned from the tour having proved both his exceptional leadership and playing capabilities.
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