- England loosehead to face disciplinary hearing on Thursday
- Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi also to face hearings
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. 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 play-offs. 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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