Allan Dell
![]() Dell in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Allan Michael Elgin Dell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Humansdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allan Dell (born 16 March 1992) is a South African-born Scottish international rugby union player, currently playing with London Irish. His usual position is prop.
Early life[]
At early level, he played for the Border Bulldogs, from Under-13 level to Under-18 level. In 2011, he moved to the Sharks, where he played in their Under-19 team.
He was also a member of the victorious South Africa Under-20 team at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, including playing in the final against New Zealand Under-20.[1]
Club career[]
He made his debut in the 2012 Vodacom Cup game against Western Province.[2] He made his Currie Cup debut in the same season against Free State Cheetahs.[3]
Dell signed for Edinburgh for the 2014–15 season. He qualifies for Scotland through his grandmother, Joan Carmichael, who was born in Paisley and brought up in Edinburgh.[4]
On 15 January 2019, it was announced that Dell would leave Edinburgh and join London Irish from the 2019–20 season.[5]
International career[]
Dell was called up to the senior Scotland squad by Vern Cotter in October 2016.[6] He earned his first cap starting in the 2016 Autumn Internationals series against Australia.
Dell was called up to the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand as cover for the two final games against the provinces.[7] He made one substitute appearance, becoming Lion number #834.
References[]
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – New Zealand 16-22 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 15-17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 30-37 The Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Scots qualified trio sign" (Press release). Edinburgh Rugby. 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Allan Dell: Scotland & Edinburgh prop to join London Irish". BBC Sport. 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Cotter names Autumn Test squad". thescotlandteam.com. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Gray, James (17 June 2017). "Australia 19 - Scotland 24: Finn Russell celebrates Lions call with historic win". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- Sharks (Currie Cup) players
- Rugby union props
- People from Humansdorp
- South African people of British descent
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from South Africa
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Eastern Cape
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs
- South African rugby union biography stubs