• England prop sanctioned by World Rugby after admitting misconduct charge
• Harlequin must pay fine to equality charity after abusing Wales’ Samson LeeJoe Marler has been banned for two matches and fined £20000 following a disciplinary hearing into a charge of misconduct that was brought by World Rugby after he called the Wales prop Samson Lee “Gypsy boy” during the Six Nations match between England and Wales at Twickenham.
Marler,the Harlequins prop, will miss his club’s next two matches against London Irish in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final on Saturday and against Saracens in the Premiership at Wembley, and has been told to pay the fine,which is around 20% of his grand slam fee, to an equality charity in the UK after admitting the charge. He is free to play again on 18 April.
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Source: theguardian.com