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Nicholas Houghton Allen (30 August 1958 – 7 October 1984) was a
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player. A
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, Allen represented
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and
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at a provincial level. He played nine matches, including two tests, for the New Zealand national side, the
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, in 1980. He died in
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in 1984 from head injuries sustained in a club rugby match, and he is buried at Purewa Cemetery in Auckland.


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1958 births 1984 deaths Rugby union players from Auckland People educated at Auckland Grammar School University of Auckland alumni New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Auckland rugby union players Counties Manukau rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Sport deaths in Australia Accidental deaths in New South Wales Burials at Purewa Cemetery 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub