Jack Verge departed for England aboard the RMS "Mongolia" on 25 May 1907, to spend three years in the UK and Europe undertaking further studies in medicine, while also playing rugby. He was awarded a Fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and played rugby for Edinburgh University in 1908. Verge's brother, meanwhile, continued to play for University and also played fullback for Metropolitan against the Anglo-Welsh touring team in Sydney on 15 August 1908, which the tourists won 13–16 with a try in the final moments, and against the Ponsonby team on tour from New Zealand in August 1909. On his return from Europe, Verge practised as a doctor in Macquarie Street before joining the army, and did not play competitive rugby again.