FREDDIE TO RUMBLE

Steward excited by England role

- BY WILL JENNINGS

FREDDIE STEWARD is relishing his new-found leadership role ahead of an "amazing" maiden trip to the Americas this summer.

The Leicester Tigers full-back forms part of a 33-strong training squad ahead of England's visit to Argentina and the USA next month.

Those three clashes - two against the Pumas in Buenos Aires and San Juan and one against the Eagles in Washington - fall during the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia meaning many of Steve Borthwick's leading senior stars will be absent for the transatlantic fixtures.

That has thrust Steward, 24, who has earned 36 caps since his debut in 2021, into an enhanced level of responsibility and the Norfolk-born star cannot wait to share his insight with some of the younger generation getting their first taste of international action.