• Harlequins prop says comments have been misinterpreted
• Marler was contacted by the RFU for clarification
Joe Marler will not face any disciplinary action from the Rugby Football Union over comments outlining how he used to try to get himself suspended in order to avoid England duty. It is understood Marler was contacted by the RFU for clarification over his remarks but the matter will not be taken any further.
The 28-year-old announced his surprise international retirement last week, less than 12 months before the World Cup, and speaking to The Rugby Pod, he explained how his anxiety would lead him to seek a way out of England camps. Marler said: “The anxiety I would get about having to leave and go away again would start to manifest itself in giving away even more dull penalties and looking for outs, looking for a yellow card, looking for a red card, because if I could pick up a ban, that’s an easy way out without actually pulling the trigger.”
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/02/joe-marler-suspended-avoid-england-duty-rugby-union under the title “Joe Marler to face no punishment over England suspension comments”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
