Allen made his England debut against New Zealand in 2006

Leicester Tigers centre Anthony Allen says he is looking forward to facing his former club Gloucester in the Guinness Premiership on Friday.

The 23-year-old England international moved to Welford Road this summer after four years at Kingsholm.

Allen told BBC Radio Leicester: "You look at the fixture list and I knew this game was well into the season.

"I was quite pleased to get the chance to settle in and get to know the team before going back to play my old club."

Leicester currently sit fourth in the Premiership while Gloucester are 10th, but Allen says he is expecting a hard match.

"This season they (Gloucester) are struggling a little bit but that isn't going to make it any easier," he said.

"They're going to target this game as a springboard for their season."

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