Jock Allan (rugby union)

Jock Allan (4 June 1905 - 29 December 1958) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He was the first married man to play for the Scotland side.[2]

Jock Allan
Birth nameJohn White Allan
Date of birth(1905-06-04)4 June 1905
Place of birthMelrose, Scotland
Date of death29 December 1958(1958-12-29) (aged 53)
Place of deathMelrose, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Melrose ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931 South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1927-34 Scotland 17 (27)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Allan played for Melrose.

He was in the Melrose 7s side that won the Melrose Sevens in 1931.

Provincial career

He played in the South of Scotland District versus North of Scotland District match of 1931.[3]

By 1933 he was dropped by the South of Scotland District side; their team that season were underdogs to beat the North of Scotland District side.[4]

International career

He was capped 17 times for Scotland from 1927 to 1934.[5]

He made headlines in his cap against Ireland on 24 February 1934 - he was the first married man to play for Scotland.[2]

References
  1. "John White Allan". ESPN scrum.
  2. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jock Allan - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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