The Breakdown | Caluori conundrum adds to Borthwick’s England selection headaches

<p>Head coach faces delicate balancing act before opening November Test as Saracens’s new whiz-kid enters mix</p><p>The lobby of the Pennyhill Park hotel on a Monday evening provides a neat snapshot of English rugby’s fast-changing world. First to amble into view is Noah Caluori, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/20/noah-caluori-england-debut-autumn-steve-borthwick">Saracens’s new whiz-kid</a> who has just announced himself with five tries on his first Prem start. He nods a polite greeting and looks every inch a sporting thoroughbred that any national coach would covet.</p><p>A couple of minutes later a more familiar face appears. It feels faintly bizarre to be bumping into Joe Marler when, on your television, he is sitting in a Scottish castle with Claudia Winkleman but, hey presto, that’s the magic of showbiz right there. One minute you’re propping for England, the next you’re attempting to out-think Stephen Fry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/21/caluori-conundrum-borthwick-england-selection-headaches-the-breakdown-rugby-union">Continue reading...</a>