- Marler found guilty by independent disciplinary committee
- Manu Tuilagi gets four-week ban for red card in same match
Joe Marler has been banned for 10 weeks for grabbing Alun Wyn Jones’s genitals during England’s victory over Wales last weekend, ensuring his season is in effect over. Manu Tuilagi has been given a four-week suspension for his red card but Courtney Lawes has been cleared.
Marler was found guilty of “grabbing, twisting or squeezing” Jones’s genitals following the bizarre incident with the Wales captain during the first half of England’s 33-30 victory and was initially banned for 12 weeks. Due to mitigating factors including “good character” and “remorse”, three weeks were knocked off the ban but an extra week was added because of his poor disciplinary record. He is free to play again on 8 June – the Monday after the regular Premiership season is due to end. If Harlequins reach the Premiership play-offs Marler may yet appear again this season but it is highly unlikely he would be parachuted in, even if they do.
Written by Gerard Meagher
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