Nicky Allen

Nicky Allen
Birth name	Nicholas Houghton Allen
Date of birth	30 August 1958
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	7 October 1984 (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
Position(s)
Position(s)	First five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1978, 80, 83; 1980	Auckland; Counties
International career
Years	Team
1978; ; 1980	New Zealand Colts; NZ Universities; New Zealand

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] https://www.puwera.co.nz/view?id=1693. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[permanent dead link]}</ref>

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]}

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