▁play ▁ 1 3 ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁scoring ▁ 1 ▁try ▁as ▁Black he ath ▁finished ▁in ▁ 9 th ▁position . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁would ▁play ▁out ▁the ▁much ▁same ▁way , ▁Allen ▁becoming ▁a ▁regular ▁in ▁a ▁mid - table ▁Black he ath ▁season ▁that ▁finished ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁ 9 th ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁season ▁which ▁Allen ▁would ▁start ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁prom in ence . ▁ ▁St arring ▁for ▁a ▁Black he ath ▁side ▁that ▁would ▁improve ▁to ▁a ▁fifth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁Allen ' s ▁performances ▁saw ▁him ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁England ▁Count ies ▁XV ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁Count ies ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁starting ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 7 - 2 0 ▁loss ▁away ▁to ▁an ▁Irish ▁Club ▁XV ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁England ▁Count ies ▁cap ▁would ▁follow ▁that ▁year ▁as ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁try ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 1 - 1 0 ▁win ▁over ▁France ▁Am ateurs ▁at ▁the ▁Rect ory ▁Field ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Allen ' s ▁good ▁form ▁would ▁continue ▁for ▁Black he ath ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁scoring ▁ 9 ▁tries ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁Black he ath ▁to ▁finish ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁England ▁Count ies ▁side ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁FI RA /