Player says he is ‘done with England’ after falling out with head coach Steve Borthwick

Despite training with the England setup ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Mercer was ultimately left out of the final squad and has not been recalled since.

The 26-year-old believes Borthwick does not appreciate his potential value to the team and is frustrated by the lack of opportunities to prove himself.

“I’m older, more mature. I’ve put international selection aside for now—I’m done with it for the time being and just focusing on Gloucester.

“To come back, get three weeks in a training camp, and that’s it—I was really disappointed.”

Mercer has made his feelings clear to Borthwick, expressing his frustration at being denied a real chance to stake his claim for a place in the squad.

“I’ve been open with Steve and told him my opinions. I don’t feel like I’ve really been given a crack—being left out without even a game to prove myself is tough.

“I just don’t think he values what I can offer as a player. That’s me being honest—I don’t think he sees what I can bring.”

Former England lock Attwood has opened up on the latest RugbyPass Offload about his ongoing rivalry with Owen Farrell.

He revealed: "On the pitch, I struggle a lot with Owen Farrell. We just don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things,

“He hates me with a passion. Despite my earthy roots, he thinks I am a posh c***. He hates that. I bagged rugby league once jovially. I was saying it to take the piss kind of thing, ‘a bloody sport for the peasants’. He f**kin’ hated it."

He made 157 appearances in Blue, Black and White over an eight-year period during his first spell at Bath before returning in 2022

His debut came against Newcastle Falcons at the beginning of the 2011/12 season after arriving from Gloucester, scoring four tries in his first campaign

The lock quickly established himself as a key player in the Bath pack and excelled at international level too, with 22 of his 24 England caps coming whilst at the Re

The former England international has also played for Bristol (twice), Gloucester and Toulon during his established career

The Scotland back-rower was the instigator in some tunnel argy-bargy when the players returned to the changing rooms after the warm-up back in 2018 with Farrell at the centre.

Footage of the incident shows all hell breaking loose when Farrell barged his way past a number of Scotland players to confront Wilson, who had been attempting to get inside the head of George Ford.

Wilson later revealed he was banned from Twickenham following the incident.

“I remember that game, I was actually injured and after tunnel-gate, after everything that happened in the tunnel against England, I’d lined up a corporate gig at Twickenham,” he recalled to Rugby Pass in November.

“Had it all lined up, a little bit of cash, all excited, only to get a message back saying the RFU have banned you from Twickenham Stadium after everything that happened the year before.

Farrell and De Klerk ended up at arm’s length from each other in 2018 during their summer tour just before the 20-minute mark and the rest of the two sides quickly joined in.

The pair have since clashes on multiple occasions, including during the World Cup final a year later. Klerk is clearly someone who gets under the England skippers skin and their appears to be little love lost between the pair.

Speaking about the pair, Tom Curry said they are 'very different characters'.