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Article: Rugby Union: ENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND - THE KEY BATTLES; ANTHONY ALLEN (England) v AARON MAUGER (New Zealand).(Sport)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2006
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England have wasted little time throwing 20-year-old former Millfield School pupil Allen into Test rugby, having made less than 25 Premiership starts for his club Gloucester.
He has already shone, though, against such revered opposition as Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy on the Heineken Cup stage and the world champions might just have unearthed a major centre of attention.
Canterbury star Mauger is one of the All Blacks' unsung heroes. ...