There’s no place for jet-shoes speedster Noah Caluori in the revised 36-man England squad to take on Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday.
However, the 19-year-old will potentially feature in England A’s clash with the All Blacks XV in Bath, which kicks off the same day as the Test.
Coach Steve Borthwick has recalled Bath prop Beno Obano to the England setup for the Test against the Pacific Islanders. Obano, who recently turned 31, last featured for England in the 2024 Six Nations clash against Italy and will be hoping to add to his four Test caps. Joining him in the squad is uncapped Northampton lock Tom Lockett.
MORE: England rise in World Rugby rankings
England will be looking to avenge their shock defeat to Fiji at Twickenham, when they claimed their first-ever win over the Red Rose with a stirring performance in the 2023 World Cup warm-up.
Borthwick’s group features familiar names, including captain Jamie George, Maro Itoje, Ellis Genge, George Ford and Henry Slade, with form players like Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Ben Earl also retained.
ALSO: Schmidt lashes out at England tactics
England squad:
Forwards – Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Maro Itoje, Nick Isiekwe, Jack Kenningham, Tom Lockett, Beno Obano, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Guy Pepper, Henry Pollock, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill.
Backs – Henry Arundell, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Mitchell, Cadan Murley, Raffi Quirke, Tom Roebuck, Henry Slade, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Freddie Steward.
An update to our squad, with 36 players assembling at Pennyhill Park to begin preparations for our upcoming @QuilterNations meeting with Fiji
@O2 | #WearTheRose pic.twitter.com/SeNUGmv2iV
— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) November 2, 2025
Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images
The post Borthwick releases teenage speedster appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.