Allen celebrates ‘unbelievable’ call-up to face All Blacks

GLOUCESTER rookie Anthony Allen says his England call-up for a Test match baptism of fire against World Cup favourites New Zealand is “pretty unbelievable”.

The 20-year-old Millfield School product will feature in front of a Twickenham record 82,000 crowd next Sunday as England strive to avoid a demoralising sixth successive defeat.

Allen, Gloucester’s star performer during an unbeaten start to their Guinness Premiership campaign, has made just 23 first team appearances since arriving at Kingsholm.