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Rising star Noah Kaluori takes five tries to make his Gallagher Love debut Saracens overwhelmed sale 65-14 at Stonex Stadium.
19-year-old wing makes try-scoring debut against the bench newcastle opening weekend, but that was just a teaser of the fireworks to come against the Sharks.
England Under-20 international Caluori used his 6’4″, 15 stone 8 pound frame to trouble Sale in the air and also displayed his ferocious streak with five explosive finishes.
His two touchdowns early in the second half put Saracens clear, capping a harrowing evening for the Sharks, who had scored only six tries in three games before arriving in north London but were only fouled 10 times by their title rivals.
The humiliation of losing his most points in six years included a 20-minute red card shown to Hooker. Luke Cowan-Dickie Due to a dangerous tackle, his availability for England’s autumn opener against Australia on 1 November was jeopardized.
Remarkably judging by the final scoreline, it was hard to separate the rivals in a tight first half, which was matched by Saracens’ excellent kicking game – much of it targeting Calori – against Sale’s physical defence.
Each team crossed early with further tries, with Bevan Road putting the Sharks ahead when Cowan-Dickie teed up Lucio Sinti on a meaty run.
Juan Martín González then broke the whitewash from close range after showing strength from a Saracens maul.
Sale were finding flaws in the home defense and in the 19th minute he added a second try to Rob du Preez and put on a show after sharp management from the Sharks.
Farrell scored a penalty and then Saracens scored the highlight of the first half when Caluori raced into midfield after receiving a pass from Jamie George and took advantage of the confusion caused by Ben Earl’s decoy run.
Caluori was creating havoc in the air and, in a sign of the frustration caused by opposite number Aaron Reed, the Sale wing pushed him into a TV camera as he caught a kick in the dead ball zone.
A penalty was awarded for this offence, allowing Saracens to escape downfield, where Tom O’Flaherty fouled Caluori as the pair contested the kick, resulting in an attempted penalty and a yellow card.
Sale trailed 22-14 at the interval, but it was Caluori who did most of the damage over the next 40 minutes.
Hugh Tizzard moved forward from close and to add to the Sharks’ problems Cowan-Dickie was given his marching orders, meaning his team had 13 men – and Kaluori took advantage by striking twice in three minutes.
Clever passes from George and Earl allowed him to sprint to the corner and he then caught a loose pass and avoided three tackles in a dynamic race towards the line.
By now Sale’s defense had disintegrated and Fergus Burke and Earl completed simple scores, before Caluori crossed twice more, showing his pace and athleticism on both occasions.
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