Fenwick Allison

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Fenwick Allison
Full nameDennis Fenwick Allison
Date of birth(1931-04-20)20 April 1931
Place of birthTynemouth, England
Date of death14 April 2009(2009-04-14) (aged 77)
Place of deathLeeds, England
SchoolDame Allan's School
UniversityKing's College, Newcastle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956–58 England 7 (15)

Dennis Fenwick Allison (20 April 1931 – 14 April 2009) was an English international rugby union player. 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]

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References

  1. Poole, Alan (15 April 2009). "Fenwick Allison, former Coventry rugby star, dies at 77". Coventry Live.
  2. "Coventry and Nuneaton Appear to Have Buried the Hatchet". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 January 1955.
  3. "Fenwick Allison: Rugby international and Roundhay coach". The Times. 27 April 2009.
  4. "Fenwick Allison Pays Tribute to Team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 March 1958.

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