Nick Abendanon calls on England to relax home-based selection policy

• Full-back among those in international wilderness having joined Clermont • ‘That rule restricts players from playing at the top level,’ Abendanon says• Lancaster should stand firm on Armitage, despite Australia’s changeNick Abendanon has challenge the Rugby Football Union’s policy of allowing only home-based players to represent England, claiming it is depriving the national team of top-level talent.Abendanon is one of those to suffer from the policy having joined Clermont Auvergne this season from Bath. However, the full-back has enjoyed an excellent debut campaign with the French club, so …