Fred Allen (rugby player)

Fred Allen

Player information
Full name	Frederick Richard Allen
birthday	February 9, 1920
place of birth	Oamaru , New Zealand
Nickname	Fred the Needle
society
society	Career ended
position	Interconnects
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
1938-1941	Linwood RFC (Association)
1939-1941	Canterbury RFU (Province)
1946-1949	Grammar Carlton RFC (Association)
1946-1949	Auckland RFU (Province)
Teams in youth
Years	team
	Canterbury Colts Province
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
1946-1949	New Zealand	6 (0)
Coaching stations
Years	Association / Province / Franchise
1957-1963	Auckland RFU
1966-1968	New Zealand
Status: December 14, 2009 National team August 13, 1949

Sir Frederick Richard "Fred" Allen , KNZM , OBE (born February 9, 1920 in Oamaru , † April 28, 2012 in Auckland ) was a New Zealand national rugby union player in the position of connector and coach of the New Zealand national team for two years , the so-called All Blacks .

Life

Allen went to school in Christchurch and began his active career in 1938 with Linwood Rugby Football Club. After he had led the youth team Canterbury Colts as team captain in the same year, he was appointed to the cadre of the Canterbury provincial team in 1939 . There he also played a few games as captain of the team. His rugby career was interrupted by World War II. During the war, Allen served as a lieutenant in the New Zealand Armed Forces. During this time he played for several rugby teams in the armed forces, including a. for the army team "Kiwis", which toured Europe after the war as part of the Victory Internationals . When he then returned to New Zealand, he settled in Auckland and now played for their provincial team. In 1946 he was appointed to the All Blacks squad for the first time and immediately appointed captain. He made his national team debut on September 14th of the same year in a 31-8 win over Australia . In 1949 he led the national team during the tour in South Africa . Although all four test matches against the South African national team were close, the All Blacks lost the series 0-4, although they made more attempts than their opponents. Allen could only take part in two test matches due to injury.

After this tour, Allen resigned from active rugby and began a career as a coach. He became the Auckland RFU selection coach in 1957 and was very successful in defending the Ranfurly Shield in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Overall, Auckland was able to defend the Shield 25 times in a row between 1960 and 1963, which was a new record at the time. In 1966 he became the New Zealand national coach. The All Blacks were extremely successful in the two years under his leadership, as they were able to win all 14 international matches that were held with him as coach. The New Zealand rugby federation, the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), awarded Allen the Steinlager Salver in 2002 for his merits. In addition, Allen was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2005.

On June 7, 2010, Allen was elevated to the personal nobility as a Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to rugby. In 1990 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

Web links

• Profile on allblacks.com
• Fred Allen . New Zealand Rugby Museum, May 17, 2001, archived from the original onMay 17, 2011; accessed on June 7, 2018(English, original website no longer available). 
• Fred Allen . The International Rugby Hall of Fame, November 16, 2005, archived from the original on September12, 2006; accessed on June 7, 2018(English, original website no longer available). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 2010 Queen's Birthday Honors List