Fred Allen
Captain, then coach of an All Blacks side that won all 14 of its tests.
Sir Fred Allen was a captain and later coach of the All Blacks. Under his coaching the team won all 14 of the test matches it played. He died in 2012.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Frederick Richard Allen
- Born
- 9 February 1920
- Birthplace
- Oamaru, New Zealand
- Died
- 28 April 2012
- Place of death
- Auckland, New Zealand
- School
- Phillipstown School
- Height
- 1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
- Weight
- 79 kg / 174 lb
Lore & Background
Allen was born in Oamaru in 1920 and was educated in Christchurch, playing rugby, rugby league and cricket as a schoolboy. He served as a lieutenant in the Pacific and Italy in the Second World War and was wounded in both campaigns. He first played for Canterbury in 1939.
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