Darren Allinson (born 13 November 1987), a Welsh professional rugby union player. Allinson formerly played for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership and plays at scrum half. He attended Ysgol Y Gwendraeth.

Darren Allinson
Birth nameDarren Allinson
Date of birth (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthCarmarthen, Wales
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2010 Cardiff Blues 36 (0)
2010–2017 London Irish 131 (19)
2016–2017Bath Rugby ()
2017-2019 Bath Rugby ()

Cardiff Blues

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Allinson joined Cardiff Blues in 2007 at the age of 18 from the Llanelli Scarlets Academy. He made 36 first team appearances at the Arms Park along with a winners medal when the Blues beat Toulon in the Amlin Cup (2010).

London Irish

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Allinson joined London Irish in 2010 and made an immediate impact with over 20 first team appearances in his first season. He has since made 109 first XV appearances to date with a Man of the Match performance against Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup (2012).

Bath

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Allison was loaned to Bath as injury cover in November 2016. Before signing a permanent deal on 20 February 2017

International

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Representative Honours;

Wales U16, U18, U19, U20

References

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  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.