caption ru_amateurclubs ru_nationalteam death_date death_place birth_place ru_nationalcaps article_title school name birth_date nickname ru_nationalpoints image ru_position birth_name ru_nationalyears university
edinburgh , 2nd from left -rrb- university rfc , 1901 -lrb- allison at back queen 's university belfast edinburgh university ire rugby union ireland 31 march 1907 montreal , quebec , canada monaghan , ireland 12 james barnett allison
 campbell college , belfast james allison 28 june 1880 `` barney '' -lrb- 4 -rrb- edinburgh university rfc 1901.jpg centre james barnett allison 1899 -- 1903 queen 's university belfast , edinburgh university
james barnett allison

james barnett allison -lrb- 28 june 1880 -- 31 march 1907 -rrb- was an irish rugby union international who played twelve test matches for the irish national team between 1899 and 1903 .
born in monaghan in what is now the republic of ireland , he was a student of campbell college , queen 's university belfast , and the university of edinburgh , and played as a centre .
regarded as one of the most agile centres of his generation , match reports from the period show he gained a reputation for rigorous tackling and accurate kicking , scoring a drop goal for ireland against england at the athletic ground , richmond in 1900 .
