Nicky Allen
New Zealand rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | Nicholas Houghton Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Houghton 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][3]
References
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Nicky Allen". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 10 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ALLEN Nicholas Houghton". www.purewa.co.nz. 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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