Saracens' Caluori targets England summer Test debut
Saracens' Caluori targets England summer Test debutImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Caluori has scored 18 tries in the Premiership this campaignByChris JonesRugby union CorrespondentPublished7 minutes agoSaracens' teenage star Noah Caluori believes he is now ready for the step up to international rugby after a stunning breakthrough season.The 19-year-old has scored 18 tries in the Prem this campaign, just two short of Sam Simmonds' regular-season record from 2021.Caluori trained with Steve Borthwick's senior squad before the autumn internationals and is now targeting a Test debut this summer."I feel like now is a good time [to play international rugby]," he told the BBC Rugby Union Weekly podcast."I feel like I would back myself if I got put into that environment, if I got put into the team. I would be happy to go on the [summer] tour."Caluori aims for England debut inside six months - then greatnessPublished22 JanuaryCaluori-led rampant Saracens annihilate sorry SalePublished19 Aprilafter scoring five tries against Sale on his full Saracens debut in October, earning an immediate call-up to Borthwick's autumn squad and an England 'A' appearance in November.However Caluori wasn't involved in the Six Nations, instead featuring for the Under-20s, and he admits playing full international rugby at that point may have come too soon.On 4 July, England face South Africa in Johannesburg before playing Fiji in an 'away' fixture at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool a week later. They will then travel to the small Argentine city of Santiago del Estero to take on the Pumas on 18 July."Maybe the autumn or the Six Nations would have been a bit of a rush," Caluori admitted."But I feel like I got handled well during the autumn and the Six Nations, putting me into England 'A' to experience that level as well as enjoying my time with the Under-20s, and going on a bit...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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