Teenage Saracens and England wing Noah Caluori has revealed he played through most of his breakthrough season with a detached wrist ligament, only having surgery to repair it over the summer. The 19-year-old suffered the injury landing awkwardly while contesting a high ball during Saracens' defeat by Exeter in December, and, after consulting club and England coaches, chose to manage the pain rather than have an immediate operation so he could keep pursuing his goals for the season.

Despite the injury, Caluori enjoyed a standout campaign, scoring 18 tries in 13 Premiership appearances to finish as the division's joint-top try-scorer, and earned a try-scoring England debut against Fiji before featuring again off the bench against Argentina. Saracens narrowly missed the Premiership play-offs after failing to overhaul Exeter on the final day. Caluori, who says he had to modify his gym work and manage constant discomfort, will miss Saracens' league opener against Leicester on 27 September as he continues his recovery, though he could return for the following week's match against Sale.