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Claire Allan

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Claire Allan
Date of birth (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Saracens ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2016 England 36 (75)
National sevens teams
Years Team Comps
2009–2022 England 7s
2016 Great Britain 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Claire Louise Allan (born 7 May 1985) is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and Great Britain in rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Allan was a member of England's squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She played at both the 2009 and 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2][3]

She represented Team GB at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Allan was educated at Orleans Park School, Twickenham, and earned a BTEC in Sport and Exercise at Loughborough University.[5] She is a police officer.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ^ IRB.com (21 November 2012). "On the spot: Claire Allen & Alice Richardson". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ IRB.com (5 December 2012). "England Women name RWC Sevens training squad". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Allan, Claire". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ "RFU – England". englandrugby.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ The IrishWorld (27 August 2014). "Rugby World Cup winning police officer returns to duty". Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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