 James Allan (rugby union)

James Allan (11 September 1860, in East Taieri, New Zealand – 2 September 1934, in Hāwera, New Zealand) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played eight games for the All Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby union team, and was nicknamed the Taieri Giant.Allan played in the first match contested by the New Zealand team, and the New Zealand Rugby Union regard him as the first ever All Black.