Bryce Allan

Bryce Allan (1 March 1859 – 22 August 1922) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Amateur career
He played for Glasgow Academicals.

Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 4 December 1880.

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 5 February 1881.

International career
He was capped for Scotland just the once, in 1881, against Ireland.

Business career
He became a merchant and shipowner, along with his brothers Henry Allan and Richard Gilkinson Allan. They ran the Clyde firm, the Allan Line Steamship Company; founded by their grandfather Alexander Allan.

In 1905, he took a lease of the North Bute shootings.

The value of Allan's estate when he died was £224,358, 3 shillings and 10 pence.

Family
He was born to James Allan (1808-1880) and Eleanor Blair Gilkinson (1822-1868), one of 8 children. He married Anne Smiley Clark in 1886. They had 2 children; Annie Clark (Nita) Allan and James Bryce Allan.