Bull Allen (rugby union) of Your Life", "The Footy Show" and "Game of Two-Halves". Tests: 8 (0 as Captain)<br> Games: 19 (0 as Captain)<br> Total Matches: 27 (0 as Captain)<br> Test Points: 5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)<br> Game Points: 5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)<br> Total Points: 10pts (2t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) Harvey, John (1998), The Mark of the Bull. Moa Beckett Publishers Ltd, Auckland. Bull Allen (rugby union) Bull Allen (born Mark Richard Allen; July 27, 1967) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and current TV celebrity, reached iconic status on the New Zealand sports scene in the 1990s.
Rugby union gameplay carrying the ball can be tackled and once a tackle is completed the opposition can compete for the ball. Play continues until a try is scored, the ball crosses the side line or dead-ball line, or an infringement occurs. After a team scores points, the non-scoring team restarts the game at the halfway with a drop kick towards the opposition. The team with the most points at the end wins the game. A typical passage of rugby union takes the following form. Unlike rugby league and gridiron football, possession of the ball in rugby union is contestable at any time