WELLINGTON — Sir Fred Allen, whose record of 14 wins in 14 tests makes him the most successful All Blacks rugby coach of all time, has died of leukemia at age 92, his family said.A famously hard taskmaster dubbed "The Needle" by his players, Allen coached New Zealand from 1966 to 1968 which is remembered as one of the team's greatest eras.Allen played six tests among 21 matches at flyhalf for the All Blacks from 1946 to 1949 and was captain in all of those games. He had previously played for the famous New Zealand army team which toured Britain after World War II, playing in 28 of its 38 matches.He coached Auckland province from 1957 to 1963 when it defended the Ranfurly Shield challenge trophy a record 25 times.
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