Jack Nowell has yet to appear in an England shirt under Steve Borthwick. , declared himself unavailable for the England team at the World Cup.
Nowell, 30, has yet to play under Steve Borthwick, but has revealed that he is in contention for the title of England manager. fees in June.
But with the 46-player team due to move to European champions La Rochelle next season, he decided to spend the summer saying goodbye to them in Cornwall and acclimatizing with his young family in France ahead of the world show this September.
“I'm not participating in the World Cup”" Nowell spoke about this in the Offload podcast. "I'm just going to cool off and get my knee in order. It was a difficult decision not to compete for the World Cup, but I thought it was something I should do for myself and for my family.
“We are going to make the most of returning home to Cornwall, spending the next few weeks there and then on June 3rd we will have our tournament at Sandy Park.
“When you sign a contract abroad you have the option to sign a contract before the World Championships or after the World Championships, I decided that it would probably be best for me and my family to sign a contract before the World Championships.
“I'm sure it would have been a little different if I'd been talking to Steve all the time and since then I've been talking to him to let him know my decision – and I think I was in his plans for the World Cup especially in the first place. – together as a big team but i decided not to and let my family settle in france and make sure i settle in france so i can go to my new club and be the best i can be and hopefully win some more trophies.
After leading Exeter in the Champions Cup semi-final defeat to future club La Rochelle, Nowell had a mixed spell at the end of the season. Wing was suspended for a match for criticizing a decision made by referee Carl Dixon at the Chiefs' loss to Leicester, although a change in England manager was central to Nowell's choice.
“Eddie [Jones] is leaving, Borters is coming in,” Nowell added. “From the very beginning I contacted Borters and he informed me that I was not going to participate in the Six Nations, which is completely fair, new coach, new ideas. There comes a stage where everyone has to make a decision about the team.
“I was happy with that, it was my last year at the club [Exeter] so I had to focus on doing my best for the club and try to focus to take us to the big games at the end of the season.
“As much as I would like to go to this [World Cup] and give it a good track, sometimes you have to read between the lines and understand that you are not in favor of the coach. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to fight for my position and get back in the game, but my family comes first.”
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