Dan keen to make mark in Argentina

KEEN tourist Theo Dan is relishing the prospect of adding another couple of stamps to his passport this summer.

- PAUL MARTIN

The Saracens hooker, 24, hopes to add to his 17 England caps in Argentina and the USA as Steve Borthwick’s side head across the Atlantic.

They are destinations and cultures Dan is keen to soak up on and off the field, and he has been tapping up some of his team mates at StoneX Stadium for an inside track.

“It would be my first time in Argentina and I’ve never been to the USA either, so it would be an amazing experience,” he said. “At Sarries, we have Juan Martin Gonzalez and Lucio Cinti and we have spoken about it a little bit over coffee, asking them what it’s like and about the stadiums we'll be playing in.

“They've both played in both of them and said it’s unbelievable. One of them is a football stadium in Buenos Aires (home of Estudiantes) and the atmosphere there is one I’m really excited to experience.

“You have to be sensible, of course, but I try to be a tourist where I can, especially when you're going somewhere you've not been before.

“Japan was incredible, Tokyo was one of the best places I’ve ever been.