Noah Caluori will NOT make his England debut towards Fiji – as teen sensation is omitted from their 36-man squad by head coach Steve Borthwick
England won’t hand a Test debut to Saracens starlet Noah Caluori against Fiji on Saturday after the 19-year-old wing was left out of Steve Borthwick’s latest squad.
After a stunning breakthrough in PREM Rugby this season – one which involved him scoring five times against Sale – Caluori trained with England ahead of their 25-7 victory over Australia. National head coach Borthwick had suggested Caluori could make an international bow in this campaign, with that seemingly most likely to come in the Fiji game.
But that won’t happen and he is now likely to feature for England’s A team against an All Blacks XV at Bath on Saturday instead of playing for Borthwick’s full senior side this month.
After starting their four-match autumn series with a four-try success over the Wallabies, a meeting with the dangerous Pacific Islanders is up next for England.
Borthwick’s latest party contains minimal changes from the one which beat Australia.
Full-back Freddie Steward is fit to be named and face Fiji after being substituted late on in the first game of the campaign with a hand injury.
Caluori is enjoying a breakthrough season which includes a five-try romp for Saracens vs Sale
Caluori is enjoying a breakthrough season which includes a five-try romp for Saracens vs Sale
Steward won’t train with England on Monday as he continues his recovery but that doesn’t mean he has been ruled out of the team’s second fixture.
Beno Obano and Tom Lockett are notable forward inclusions though face a tough task to disrupt Borthwick’s established order.
