[2] Allan played in the 1964–65 Scottish Inter-District Championship when Glasgow shared the title with South of Scotland.
[5] In a match where Jim Telfer suffered concussion and Chris Rea suffered a dislocated shoulder for the Scots, The Glasgow Herald later noted: "Though Peter Brown won occasional ball, Allan rarely received tidy distribution.
Again from the scrummage with the Scottish heel frequently upset by the Irish wheel, Allan was given much worthless ball.
In such circumstances the scrum half did well to prevent the effect of bad ball from being multiplied by the close attention that Colin Telfer was paid by the destructive Jim Davidson.
Allan's game had to brave and selfless, and only the once had he the chance to attempt a close quarter break from one of the few rucks that Scotland won, after a charge by Rodger Arneil.