Allan Towell


Allan Clark Towell was a rugby union centre who played twice for between 1948-51. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Bedford Blues.
Towell made his Leicester Tigers debut on 6 September 1947 against Bedford at Welford [Road Stadium|Welford Road], scoring a try in a 22-3 win. Towell featured regularly for Leicester at fly-half and centre in the 1947-48 & 1948-49 seasons playing 60 of the club's 75 games. Towell was named as Leicester's captain for the 1949-50 season where he experimented by playing himself at flanker.
Towell made his international debut for on 29 March 1948 against at Stade Colombes in a 15-0 defeat. He played one further match in 1951 against at Twickenham.