Fenwick Allison
Dennis Fenwick Allison (20 April 1931 – 14 April 2009) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Dennis Fenwick Allison | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 April 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tynemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 April 2009 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Dame Allan's School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | King's College, Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, Allison was educated at Dame Allan's School and King's College, Newcastle, where he studied for a degree in metallurgy while playing club rugby for Northern.[1]
Allison, a left-footed fullback, moved to the Midlands in 1955 and signed with Coventry.[2]
From 1956 to 1958, Allison was capped seven times as a fullback by England. He appeared in all four matches of England's 1956 Five Nations campaign and contributed to the 1957 Five Nations grand slam with a first-half penalty goal in their tournament opener against Wales in Cardiff, which was the only score of a 3–0 win.[3]
Allison captained the Warwickshire side that won the 1957–58 County Championship.[4]
References
- Poole, Alan (15 April 2009). "Fenwick Allison, former Coventry rugby star, dies at 77". Coventry Live.
- "Coventry and Nuneaton Appear to Have Buried the Hatchet". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 January 1955.
- "Fenwick Allison: Rugby international and Roundhay coach". The Times. 27 April 2009.
- "Fenwick Allison Pays Tribute to Team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 March 1958.