Ben Te'o has been overlooked for England's 31-man World Cup squad in a shock omission by Eddie Jones.
Te'o has lost out to Piers Francis among the four centres bound for Japan 2019 despite being an ever-present under Jones when available.
The 32-year-old was involved in a scuffle with Mike Brown during a social event at the squad's training camp in Treviso a fortnight ago.
Jones said over the weekend that Te'o was still in World Cup contention but the Australian has chosen to leave him out.
"But as we know the World Cup is an incredible tournament where opportunities can present themselves and all those players who have missed out have been told they have to be ready.
"We have taken the decision to go early because of what we learned from previous campaigns.
"We want the squad to know early and now we can get on and be the best prepared England side there has ever been, ready to win the World Cup."
