• Prop escapes sanction for insulting Wales’ Samson Lee final week
• Marlers explanation that comment came in ‘heat of moment acceptedThe England prop Joe Marler has escaped a potential ban and will be available for the final instalment of his country’s grand slam quest this Saturday. Marler has been cleared of striking Wales’s Rob Evans at Twickenham final weekend,with Six Nations officials also confirming he will not be sanctioned for the “Gypsy boy” comment he aimed at another Wales prop, Samson Lee.
England will unveil their starting lineup to face France on Thursday morning, and with Marler free to start at loosehead in Paris ahead of Saracens’ Mako Vunipola and Wasps’ Matt Mullan. Having escaped not one but two possible suspensions,the Harlequin prop will now be hoping to play an active part in securing England’s first grand slam since 2003. Related: Warren Gatland apologises for referring to Joe Marler insult as ‘just banter’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com