- England prop to face disciplinary hearing on Thursday
- Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi also to face hearing
Joe Marler is facing a season-ending suspension after he was cited for grabbing Alun Wyn Jones’s genitals during England’s Six Nations win over Wales last weekend. Marler will attend a disciplinary hearing on Thursday and if found guilty he can expect a ban of at least 12 weeks.
Marler may hope the length of any suspension is reduced for mitigating factors but his list of previous transgressions would count against him and a 12-week ban would make him unavailable for the start of England’s summer tour of Japan if Harlequins do not reach the Premiership playoffs. That would in turn raise questions over whether he has played his last match for England. The disciplinary panel may also take a dim view of Marler’s tweet on Sunday in which he wrote: “Bollocks. Complete bollocks.”
Written by Gerard Meagher
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