Snubbed Noah Caluori sends England message as Saracens thump Newcastle

Saracens ended a turbulent week by overwhelming Newcastle 73-14 with Noah Caluori taking star billing at Stone X Stadium.

The day after Saracens announced director of rugby Mark McCall would be stepping down after 15 seasons in charge, they amassed 10 tries against the Gallagher Prem’s bottom-placed side.

It was the response needed after Sunday’s crushing 28-3 defeat by Glasgow, the most recent setback in a disappointing season that has seen consistency prove elusive in the league and Europe.

Maro Itoje was missing to grieve the death of his mum and Ben Earl had been ruled out by concussion, but Saracens still had more than enough firepower to dismantle opponents who have made a host of eye-catching signings for 2026-27 but for now are on damage limitation.

Caluori was overlooked for England’s Six Nations squad announced on Friday by Steve Borthwick, but 24 hours later the 19-year-old wing underlined his finishing prowess with four tries that saw him named man of the match.

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The upheaval of Saracens’ week continued into the warm-up when Theo McFarland and Marco Riccioni were withdrawn from the starting XV and just three minutes into the game Saracens had fallen behind to an Oscar Usher try that began with Alex Hearle’s break.

Newcastle went a hair’s breadth from making it two touch downs in five minutes but under pressure from a last-ditch tackle by Charlie Bracken, Tom Christie’s foot went dead in goal.

A high-octane start by the visitors was undone when Simon Benitez Cruz conceded a penalty try for a deliberate knock-on as his line was about to be breached and then Rotimi Segun showed his gas in a chip and chase that swept him across the whitewash.

Elliot Daly was the creator for Caluori to cross by outpacing opposite number Elliot Obatoyinbo from a standing start and suddenly Saracens were out of sight.

The rivalry between Caluori and Obatoyinbo was hotting up and after they had engaged in a brawl that sucked in Freddie Lockwood, the England prospect ran in his second try after beating his foe with a hand-off.

Obatoyinbo’s afternoon got worse when he was shown a yellow card for offside and Saracens registered the bonus point early in the second half when Andy Onyeama-Christie finished a rampaging run by Tom Willis.

Willis and Nick Isiekwe were coming to the fore as Caluori completed his hat-trick before James Hadfield finished a line-out drive.

The dominance of the home pack was taking its toll on Newcastle and over went Eroni Mawi and Hadfield in quick succession, before a scintillating attack down the right gave Caluori another chance to show his raw speed.

Nick Tompkins had created Caluori’s fourth try and as reward he grabbed Saracens’ final touch down from close range, before Newcastle’s torment ended when they went over in injury time through Reuben Parsons.