England call for ex-Trojans star (From Daily Echo)

England call for ex-Trojans star

1:19pm Wednesday 11th January 2012 in Rugby

Former Trojans RFC youngster Anthony Allen has again been selected for the England Saxons squad.

The Southampton-born 25-year-old, who plays for Leicester, is in the squad to face the Ireland Wolfehounds at Exeter on January 28 and Scotland A at Galashiels on February 3.

Allen, who plays his club rugby for Leicester, was an integral part of the Saxons sides that won the Churchill Cup in Canada and USA 2008 and 2010.

England Saxons 32-man squad for fixtures against the Ireland Wolfhounds (January 28) and Scotland A (Galashiels): Forwards - *D Attwood (Bath Rugby), C Brooker (Harlequins), P Doran Jones (Northampton Saints), M Garvey (London Irish), J Gaskell (Sale Sharks), J Gibson (London Irish), J Gray (Harlequins), T Johnson (Exeter Chiefs), J Launchbury (London Wasps), M Mullan (Worcester Warriors), L Narraway (Gloucester Rugby), D Paice (London Irish), *G Parling (Leicester Tigers), G Robson (Harlequins), A Saull (Saracens), H Thomas (Sale Sharks), T Waldrom (Leicester Tigers), N Wood (Gloucester Rugby).

Backs - N Abendanon (Bath Rugby), A Allen (Leicester Tigers), D Armitage (London Irish), M Banahan (Bath Rugby), F Burns (Gloucester Rugby), K Dickson (Harlequins), *A Goode (Saracens), J Joseph (London Irish), R Lamb (Northampton Saints), J May (Gloucester Rugby), U Monye (Harlequins), *H Trinder (Gloucester Rugby), B Twelvetrees (Leicester Tigers), M Young (Leicester Tigers).

*denotes players who are providing temporary injury cover in the elite squad.