By Bryn Palmer

Zach Mercer has brushed aside speculation over his future and insists Gloucester can hit the ground running when they begin their Premiership campaign against Saracens on Saturday.
No.8 Mercer could return to France at the end of the season with reports suggesting Toulon have agreed a deal to buy the 27-year-old out of the final two years of his contract.
After scoring one of the visitors’ four tries in a 33-26 defeat at Edinburgh in their final warm-up match on Friday, Mercer said: “As far as I’m concerned, I’m a Gloucester player.”
Asked if that meant at least for this seas...