Wal Allan (sometimes written as Wal Allen) was an Australian professional

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footballer of the 1920s. He played one season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) Premiership for South Sydney.

Playing career

Allan played only one game in his rugby league career. He made his debut in Round 8,

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against the lower-ranked

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. Playing as a winger, Souths lost the match 5-28. Allan would not play another game of first grade rugby league again. South Sydney would tie Eastern Suburbs for most wins for the season, however Easts would claim the minor premiership via point differential. Souths advanced to the grand final for the first time since

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and lost to Easts 15-12, however Allan did not play.{{Cite web, date=2011-05-14, title=Rugby League History - RL1908.com, url=http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm, access-date=2021-10-05, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514030740/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Honours.htm, archive-date=2011-05-14

References

South Sydney Rabbitohs players Rugby league wingers Australian rugby league players Place of birth missing