NOAH CALUORI SHINES AS SARACENS RUN RIOT AGAINST SALE
Noah Caluori starred on his first Gallagher PREM start, scoring five times as Saracens ran riot at the StoneX Stadium, beating Sale 65-14.
Caluori announced himself to the world, scoring five tries and winning a penalty try, with Sale struggling to deal with the pace and aerial skill of the 19-year-old.
Saracens' winger became the youngest player to score a Gallagher PREM hat-trick since Louis Rees-Zammit.
The hosts scored a whopping 10 times as they bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Harlequins, picking up a much-needed bonus-point victory.
Sale took the lead after just six minutes, with Bevan Rodd diving over in the corner for his first try of the season.
Saracens hit back just six minutes later through Juan Martin Gonzalez, who bundled over in the corner after a brilliant maul.
The hosts had won a penalty at the scrum and, after kicking to the corner, their pack was too strong for Sale.
Sale doubled their try tally after 20 minutes through Dan du Preez, who went over under the posts after selling the defender a wonderful dummy.
Du Preez sells glorious dummy before crashing over for Sale Sharks
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After that, it was all Saracens, scoring nine unanswered tries to put the visitors to the sword.
Caluori sparked into life after 27 minutes to put the hosts ahead, collecting the ball from the back of a line-out, before bursting through the Sale defence to score his first.
The youngster then won a penalty try with the last play of the first half, as he was tackled in the air by Tom O’Flaherty as he went to collect a cross-field kick.
O’Flaherty was shown a yellow card to add further damage and Saracens wasted no time at the start of the second half to capitalise, with Hugh Tizard going over to secure the bonus point.
Luke Cowan-Dickie was awarded a 20-minute red card at the same time, leaving Sale with 13 players for a short period.
Caluori then struck twice in three minutes to put Saracens out of sight, with the second the pick of the two as the winger danced round the Sale defence before scoring.
Fergus Burke added Saracens’ seventh, finishing off a brilliantly worked move and Ben Earl made it eight tries with 10 minutes to play, after a brilliant counter-attack from deep.
Saracens’ young superstar then scored twice in the final five minutes, to make it five tries on the night for himself and 10 for his side.
Caluori went over in the corner for his fourth after being picked out by Nick Isiekwe in the corner, before going past George Ford with ease to score under the posts with the last play of the match.
Saracens have now moved up to second for the time being and face a trip to leaders Northampton Saints on Friday, while Sale Sharks will visit Leicester Tigers next Saturday, looking to bounce back.
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Noah Caluori, speaking to TNT Sports, said: "It is surreal really. I probably will watch it back and think how did that happen? I just want to take the opportunities I am given.
"Credit to the staff at Saracens for making me put in the work to try and make it [aerial play] my superpower. I work on it every day, so I can do stuff like today.
"As a team, I thought during the week we wanted to be ruthless, bounce back and go back to zero and then go again and put our all into this game.
"We had a structure and I think that reflected how we played on the field, but credit to the team.
"This squad is incredible. I was speaking to my friends back home about how I can't believe I am playing with names like Maro Itoje. Every day, all of us youngsters are trying to learn as much as we can.
Teenage sensation Caluori celebrates hat-trick - 'That man again!'
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FULL TIME! SARACENS 65-14 SALE
What a night for Saracens and what a night for Caluori, who has announced himself to the world.
Incredible.
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80' FIVE FOR CALUORI! SARACENS 65-14 SALE (CALUORI)
Caluori has five tries on his first PREM start! What a night for the youngster!
Wow, just wow.
Farrell adds the extra two points.
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75' CALUORI SCORES AGAIN! SARACENS 58-14 SALE
Caluori has yet another try! Farrell breaks away down the right-hand side, before Isiekwe picks out the youngster who scores in the corner.
What a night for the winger.
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Teenage sensation Caluori celebrates hat-trick - 'That man again!'
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57' SARACENS HAVE SEVEN TRIES! SARACENS 48-14 SALE SHARKS (BURKE)
Saracens have yet another try! They make the use of the extra player and work the ball out to the wing, before Lucio Cinti plays the ball back inside to Burke.
Saracens are running riot.
Ronaldo-esque leap from wonderkid Caluori leads to controversial penalty try
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54' SARACENS CHANGES. SARACENS 41-14 SALE
Nick Isiekwe and Andy Onyeama-Christie are on for Hugh Tizard and Juan Martin Gonzalez.
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49' HAT-TRICK FOR CALUORI! SARACENS 41-14 (CALUORI)
What a try from the 19-year-old and he has a hat-trick!
The ball is worked out wide to him and he dances round one defender, before scoring.
Farrell scores the conversion.
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48' SARACENS CHANGE. SARACENS 34-14 SALE
Rhys Carre replaces Eroni Mawi in the front row.
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47' SALE CHANGES. SARACENS 34-14 SALE
Bevan Rodd and Gus Warr are replaced by Raffi Quirke and Simon McIntyre.
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46' CALUORI SCORES AGAIN! SARACENS 34-14 SALE (CALUORI)
The youngster has another try and Sarries are running riot here! They work the ball well across the pitch before Ben Earl feeds Caluori to score in the corner.
Farrell misses the conversion.
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44' FARRELL CONVERTS! SARACENS 29-14 SALE
Farrell eventually converts to add the extra two points.
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43' SALE RED! SARACENS 27-14 SALE
Luke Cowan-Dickie is shown a 20 minute red card for a head-on-head collision and Sale are now down to 14 players.
It's all falling apart for the visitors...
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42' BONUS SCORE FOR SARACENS! SARACENS 27-14 SALE
Saracens continue where they left off at the end of the first half, scoring their bonus point try.
Itoje latches on to Farrell's grubber kick and eventually Hugh Tizard sneaks over in the corner.
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Du Preez sells glorious dummy before crashing over for Sale Sharks
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