Tommaso Allan

Tommaso Allan

Full name	Tommaso Allan
Date of birth	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993
Place of birth	Vicenza, Italy
Height
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
School	European School, Culham
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half / Centre / Fullback
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2013–	Perpignan	30	(108)
correct as of 28 August 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–13 2013–	Scotland u20 Italy	16 22	(89) (103)
correct as of 19 March 2016.

Tommaso Allan (or Tommy Allan) is an Italian rugby union player who can play fly-half, centre or fullback, and currently plays for French side USA Perpignan.

Early life

Tommaso Allan hails from a rugby family; his Scottish father William Allan and his Italian mother Paola Berlato both played in Italy, while his uncle John Allan earned 9 caps for Scotland. Through his father he was eligible to represent Scotland at senior level, but chose to represent Italy.

Career

Allan was part of the London Wasps Academy in 2011 before captaining the RGS High Wycombe rugby side. He won the Under-19 Provincial Championship while playing for Western Province in South Africa and at the end of his contract there, he joined USA Perpignan.

On October 9, 2013, Allan was named in the Italian 35-man training squad for the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests, which led to the Scottish Rugby Union seeking clarity on Tommaso's eligibility to play for Italy. Despite Allan playing for Scotland at Under 17, 18 and 20s level, he was named in Jacques Brunel's final squad for the end-of-year tests. He made his debut coming off the bench to score against Australia in the opening week of the tests.

Allan started the first three of Italy's 2014 Six Nations matches against Wales, France and Scotland.