Englishman Zach Mercer in Toulon next year?

What if Zach Mercer returned to the Top 14? According to the English media Gloucester Live the former number 8 of Montpellier (27 years old) will leave Gloucester at the end of the coming season and sign with the Rugby Club Toulonnais, who have reportedly agreed to buy out the last two years of his contract with the English club. At the end of the season which will start next weekend, the Argentinian Facundo Isa will be at the end of his contract with RCT.

Mercer, who was voted best player in the Top 14 in 2022, left France after the MHR’s French championship title to return home and aim for a place in the XV de la Rose again, having won two caps in 2018. While Eddie Jones had made a plea to him in this direction, his successor Steve Borthwick had called him up to prepare for the 2023 World Cup but had not retained him for the competition in France.

U20 World Champion with England in 2016, Zach Mercer – who was not called up for the last Six Nations Tournament – recently confided that he has decided to turn the page with the XV de la Rose.I don’t feel like the manager appreciates what I can offer as a player and, to be honest, I don’t think he appreciates what I can bring. I obviously don’t fit into the system he wants to put in place and whether I agree with it or not, that’s the way it is. So I’m done for now.” he had announced.