Janse van Rensburg, Caluori and Kloska set for England Test debuts against Fiji

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Janse van Rensburg has qualified on residency grounds

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The South African-born Benhard Janse van Rensburg and the Saracens teenager Noah Caluori are both in line to win their first full international caps after being named as replacements in England’s matchday squad to face Fiji on Saturday. Both newcomers have been selected on the bench alongside the Bristol prop George Kloska who is also poised to make his Test debut.

The 29-year-old Janse van Rensburg, who qualified this week on residency grounds having previously been ineligible because of a brief age-grade appearance for South Africa in 2016, is the latest centre to be picked by head coach Steve Borthwick, who has already selected 17 different starting centre partnerships in his 46-Test tenure. “He’s willing to take the ball to the line and throw long passes into space, but also to get between defenders and use his physicality well,” said England’s defence coach, Richard Wigglesworth. “We’ve seen him play well in the Premiership … he’s been consistent for a long time now.”

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