Allan Clark Towell (7 March 1925 – 6 March 1997) was a rugby union centre who played twice for between 1948–51. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Bedford Blues.

Towell made his Leicester Tigers debut on 6 September 1947 against Bedford at Welford Road, scoring a try in a 22-3 win. Towell featured regularly for Leicester at fly-half and centre in the 1947–48 & 1948–49 seasons playing 60 of the club's 75 games. Towell was named as Leicester's captain for the 1949–50 season where he experimented by playing himself at flanker.

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Towell made his international debut for on 29 March 1948 against at Stade Colombes in a 15-0 defeat. He played one further match in 1951 against at Twickenham.

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1925 births

1997 deaths

Bedford Blues players

England international rugby union players

English rugby union players

Leicester Tigers players

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Rugby union players from Middlesbrough

Allan Towell