Caluori's five-star display and Willis walks

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Sports News, News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

It was a dream weekend for Saracens' Noah Caluori. After scoring a remarkable five tries on Saturday, he was called up to train with the England senior side on Sunday. Ashy and Sara chat to the England head coach Steve Borthwick about English rugby's newest star. Could he actually make his England debut this autumn? But while Borthwick has gained another winger, he has lost a number eight after Tom Willis announced he is leaving English rugby altogether to rejoin Bordeaux. Who is the man to place him in the back row? Plus, we look back on another impressive Exeter performance, the Irish fly-half battle and one of the worst attendances of all time.

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0:10.0	It's such a wonderful listen.
0:11.7	So nice.
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0:14.8	Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling.
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0:20.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
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0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
0:31.2	And she's had to live with that.
0:32.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
0:35.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:38.7	Sort of expecting that every week now. Five Lives Rugby Union Weekly. A lot has happened last weekend in the
0:48.7	Prem. No two ways about it. Chris Ashton, your thoughts, your highlights. Do we start social media again?
0:55.7	I wasn't impressed with Saracens if that's where you're going, the fish and chip video.
0:59.0	I think they can do better. You're hard to please, but is that not the point? It's provocative.
1:02.8	It doesn't matter what it is. It just keeps nudging away. I did see, you might like this.
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1:09.1	Saracens did do the fish in the friar for being sale sharks, but they also offered extra chiefs
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