Allan Roy Hewson (born 6 June 1954) represented the New Zealand All Blacks in 19 Rugby Union internationals between 1981 and 1984.
He played five tour matches in England, Scotland and Italy in 1979, but was not selected for the tests, as coach Eric Watson did not regard him highly.
[1] His test debut came about as a result of injuries to other players, and was on 13 June 1981 v Scotland (at Carisbrook in Dunedin), which the All Blacks won 11–4.
With the series tied at one all, in the last few seconds of the third and final test, New Zealand were awarded a long range penalty.
In rugby journalist Jon Collins' words "the hopes of a nation rested on Allan's narrow shoulders".