Harlequins got their Heineken Cup campaign off to a difficult start last weekend shipping 53 points in a defeat to Clermont Auvergne. The Premiership outfit face Bath this coming weekend and are bolstered by the return of loosehead prop Joe Marler. Marler played a pivotal role for England en route to the Rugby World Cup final in Japan less than …
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Eddie Jones has named his official 35-man Rugby World Cup training squad which will assemble for England’s first official training camp next week and it includes Joe Marler. Marler previously made himself unavailable for international selection due to his desire to focus on club commitments and spend more time with his family. His last cap came in last year’s summer …
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Recently retired England international Joe Marler said that he would deliberately try to pick up yellow and red cards during matches in an attempt to avoid having to go on England duty. The 28-year old announced last week that he would be retiring from international duty, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. Marler has since …
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England and Harlequins prop Joe Marler has announced that he is retiring from international rugby, effective immediately. Citing ‘personal reasons’, Marler has officially stepped away from the international game after earning 59 caps for England. At 28-years-old, the news will certainly come as a shock to most people. Marler has apparently made it clear that he wishes to spend more …
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England and Harlequins prop Joe Marler says he is envious of the current set-up in Ireland in terms of management of their international players. Currently, in countries like Ireland and Wales, the unions determine the number of minutes their respective international players can play throughout a season for their clubs. However, this is not the case in England, where players …
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England loosehead prop Joe Marler is set to start in the dead-rubber final Test against South Africa this Saturday after first-choice Mako Vunipola returned home. An England Rugby statement said Vunipola, who started in the first two Tests, had quit the tour for “family reasons’ as agreed before the team flew to South Africa. Marler came off the bench as …
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Harlequins’ season went from bad to worse yesterday after they fell to a 5-35 defeat to London Irish at the Twickenham Stoop. John Kingston’s needed to win that game to keep their slim chances of Champions Cup qualification alive but they will now have to plan for Challenge Cup rugby next season. It’s been a season to forget for Quins, …
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Austin Healy criticises those who feel Eddie Jones was responsible in someway for the physical and verbal abuse he suffered over the weekend.
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Joe Marler and James Haskell will both be available to Eddie Jones when the England head coach selects his side next week for the trip to Edinburgh to take on Scotland. Both players are now back from suspensions they received at club level. Marler served his ban for a dangerous clearout on TJ Ioane in his side’s narrow 30-29 loss …
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England are back on home soil after their week-long training camp in Portugal. Eddie Jones and his player are among the familiar settings of Pennyhill Park as they resume their preparations for their trip to Italy to take on Conor O’Shea’s side on Sunday. It’s been no secret that England, like many other teams participating in this year’s Championship, have …
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Sale Sharks’ victory over Harlequins at the weekend yielded a straight red card for Joe Marler after he struck TJ Ioane with his shoulder when clearing out the Sale man in the second half. Marler pleaded guilty to the charge and subsequently received a six-week ban for the incident – he will be available to play on the 20 February which …
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Joe Marler has learned his fate following his red card against Sale Sharks in Saturday’s Premiership fixture. The Harlequins prop has been slapped with a six-week suspension for his role in the incident. He was adjudged by the referee to have struck TJ Ioane in the head with his shoulder in the 58th minute of the 30-29 loss at the AJ …
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Eddie Jones is at a crossroads. Can he make the right decisions? Does he stick or twist? Do you need to mend what ain’t broke?
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England loosehead prop Joe Marler could be set to miss out on some of the Six Nations Championship, after being cited for an incident during Harlequins’ clash with Sale Sharks on Saturday. Marler was shown a straight red after reckless shoulder charge, and can’t have had many complaints. Complete headloss from Joe Marler ? He saw red as Sale edged …
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The final whistle has just blown at the AJ Bell Stadium and Sale Sharks have pulled off a narrow 30-29 victory against Harlequins. Quins were putting in an excellent performance against a Sale side who have a very good record at home but unfortunately for John Kingston’s men, things took a turn for the worse when Joe Marler received a straight …
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Harlequins prop Joe Marler has had his say on former teammate Marland Yarde's acrimonious move to Sale Sharks.
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Despite His Ban, It Looks Like Joe Marler Will Be Available For England After All
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Harlequins Respond To The Decision Which Sees Two Of Their Key Players Banned
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