Loosehead prop Joe Marler has retired from international rugby ... for stating the New Zealand cultural pre-match challenge, the Haka, was “ridiculous” and “needs binning”.
Joe Marler: 'This is the tightest England team I've known – there is much less in-house backbiting' The England loosehead added that he 'felt like Eminem choking on stage in 8 Mile' during the ...
England rugby star Joe Marler has inflamed tensions ahead of their clash with New Zealand on Saturday by branding the haka “ridiculous” and saying that the All Blacks’ traditional pre-match ...
THE prop won three Six Nations titles - in 2016, 2017 and 2020 - and was part of the Red Rose squad that reached the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, losing to South Africa. But he hit the headlines ...
Joe Marler will retire from all rugby following ... just days after causing controversy when he called for the haka to be scrapped, and said that he needed to put his family first.
Former England prop Joe Marler has opened up on his retirement from the game, admitting he was "physically and mentally" unable to keep up with his team-mates anymore. The 34-year-old hung up his ...
Joe Marler has revealed that he will lead crucial talks with the Rugby Football Union and Premiership clubs over player welfare in his new role as performance director for Team England Rugby.