Teenage wing Caluori to start for England A

After being chosen for England A’s starting XV to play an All Blacks XV on Saturday, breakthrough teen wing Noah Caluori can file for a senior Test call-up.

The 19-year-old was named in England’s first autumn internationals squad after scoring five tries in his first Prem start for Saracens last month.

Caluori has been chosen ahead of Leicester’s Adam Radwan to start the second-string match at Bath’s Recreation Ground after being cut out of the senior group’s plans to face Fiji on Saturday.

Caluori’s 6’4″ frame and prodigious leap established him as a potent aerial threat.

Steve Borthwick, England’s head coach, called him an “exciting talent,” while Owen Farrell, a teammate for Saracens, called his ability to regain possession “nuts.”

Ethan Roots, the in-form back rower for Exeter, takes over the starting spot in March 2024. He won his most recent cap against France in March 2024.

Without a specialist back-up for Charlie Atkinson on the bench, Bath’s Max Ojomoh covers fly-half in inside center.

Fitz Harding, the Bristol captain, could make his first official appearance for any England team off the bench. Replacements for Kepu Tuipulotu and Vilikesa Sela, both from Young Bath, are also available.

Hodge, Caluori, Hall, Ojomoh (vc), Hassell-Collins, McParland, Iyogun, Blamire, Fasogbon, Lockett, Batley, Roots (c), Pearson, Fisilau, and England A: