"Poor conditioning" - Four England players who've already fell out with Steve Borthwick

These players, who were initially selected by Borthwick for his first training squad in January, found themselves at odds with the new boss, who aimed to instill higher standards following a disappointing period under his predecessor, Eddie Jones.

Consequently, it is highly probable that these players will not be included in Borthwick's broader training squad for the 2023 World Cup, which is set to be announced later this month.

Outlined below are four exceptional talents who are unlikely to add to their international caps under Borthwick's leadership.

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Age: 30

Position: Loosehead-prop

Caps: 0

According to a source from RUCK, it is suggested that the Gloucester star, Rapava-Ruskin, was left puzzled when the England coach questioned his conditioning.

The source indicates that Rapava-Ruskin, who has been performing exceptionally well as a loosehead prop in the Premiership, stood up for himself by highlighting his outstanding statistics for his club.

Rapava-Ruskin, who is 30 years old, holds the top position in various statistical categories for props in the league this season. These categories include meters gained, dominant collisions, turnovers, line breaks, and offloads. Furthermore, he was recognized as the Gallagher Premiership Player of the Round in Round 12.

Despite Rapava-Ruskin's impressive performance, the England coach, Borthwick, disagreed with his stance and opted to drop him in favor of Bevan Rodd, Ellis Genge, and Mako Vunipola. It is worth noting that Rapava-Ruskin could be the best uncapped player in the country at the moment.

Age: 32

Position: Loosehead-prop

Caps: 83

Marler is unlikely to return to the England team during the 2023 Six Nations after he breached one of Steve Borthwick’s main rules.

The new England boss has a “no sh**talking policy” with England, whereby he expects players to behave appropriately on the pitch.

As a result, Marler was left out of the Six Nations squad despite his fine form with Harlequins this season.

Marler’s latest ban was for six weeks – four of them suspended – after accepting a charge regarding comments made to Bristol flanker Jake Heenan about his mother.

At this stage, an international return looks very unlikely.

DID YOU KNOW? Marler started his career at Haywards Heath RFC in Sussex where he played in the same side as fellow England international Billy Twelvetrees

Age: 30

Position: Number 8

Caps: 64

Borthwick excluded Powerhouse No8 Vunipola from the Six Nations squad, opting for Alex Dombrandt from Harlequins and Sam Simmons from Exeter as specialists.

Vunipola made a return to the England squad last summer under Eddie Jones and played in the autumn Test series.

However, in Borthwick's first selection, he made significant changes, resulting in Vunipola being among several experienced players left out.

With Zach Mercer set to return to England this summer, yet another recall for Billy is starting to look very unlikely.

DID YOU KNOW? He is the nephew of two other former international players, Manu and 'Elisi Vunipola, who both represented Tonga in the 1990s

Age: 28

Position: Lock

Position: Lock

Caps: 13

A favorite of Eddie Jones, the Sale Sharks lock is in danger of losing his place on the England squad due to the emergence of Leicester Tigers’ Ollie Chessum.

Getting back into the England set-up will not be easy, as Northampton Saints’ David Ribbans is also playing well.

Fun fact: Hill is the nephew of former Rugby league international Paul Loughlin.