Michael Allen

Michael Allen (born 28 November 1990) from Belfast is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played at both centre and wing during his career. Allen started his career with Irish provincial side Ulster, before signing for Scottish side Edinburgh in 2015. However, after finishing with Edinburgh in 2017, Allen decided to retire from the sport at the age of 26 to focus on his family life. Early life Allen was educated at Methodist College Belfast. He twice won the Ulster Schools' Cup, scoring several tries in the 2009 Semi-Final as the school won the cup two years running, beating Regent House in 2008 and R.B.A.I in 2009. He attended his first rugby match at only two weeks old to watch his father play for what is now Belfast Harlequins and spent his childhood at the club. Allen's mother, Corinne, is a former Northern Ireland Netball international and his sister also excelled at the sport.