Sir Frederick Richard Allen KNZM OBE (9 February 1920 – 28 April 2012) was a captain and coach of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby union team.

During World War II Allen served as a lieutenant in the 27th and 30th Battalions in the Pacific and Italy.

The All Blacks' reign under Allen was the team's most successful; they won all 14 of their tests with him as coach.

In the 1991 New Year Honours, Allen was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to rugby.

[2] In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM), also for services to rugby.