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Cory Allen
Allen at The Arms Park
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
SchoolYsgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg
Notable relative(s)Mason Grady (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre
Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2017
2017–2021
2021–		 Cardiff Blues
Ospreys
Dragons RFC		 55
33
 (71)
(40)
Correct as of 11 April 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2012–2013
2013–		 Wales U18
Wales U20
Wales
13
6
(20)
(15)
Correct as of 23 June 2017
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2012–2013 Wales 4

Cory Allen (born 11 February 1993) is a Wales international rugby union player. A centre or wing, he plays club rugby for Dragons RFC.

Club career

At age 18, Allen made his professional debut for Cardiff Blues in October 2011, starting against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[1]

Allen joined the Ospreys in 2017, after six years with Cardiff.[2] While with the Ospreys, Allen suffered a serious knee injury in Septmber 2019, and did not feature for the club again prior to his release in 2021.[3]

In 2021, Allen joined Dragons RFC. Soon after joining, he suffered a further setback on his injury recovery,[4] and has not yet featured for the side.

International career

He was selected in the Wales Sevens squad for 2012-13[5]

In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the 2013 Under 20 Six Nations Championship.[6] He made his full international debut versus Argentina on 16 Nov 2013.

Allen scored a hat-trick of tries in Wales first game of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, a 54–9 win against Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium on 20 September.[7]

Allen again scored a hat-trick of tries for Wales in a match against RGC 1404, in the warm-up for 2017 summer tour of Tonga and Samoa.[8]

International tries

Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  Uruguay Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2015 Rugby World Cup 20 September 2015 Win
2
3

References

  1. ^ "Cory Allen revels in Wales call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Ospreys Rugby sign Welsh international Cory Allen". ITV News. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ Newboult, Colin (27 May 2021). "Wales centres among five senior players to depart Ospreys". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Dragons centre's injury woe continues after setback in two-year comeback bid". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ Wales Sevens Squad
  6. ^ Wales Under 20 Squad
  7. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales suffer costly injuries in win over Uruguay". The Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. ^ "RGC 1404 19-88 Wales XV". BBC. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.


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