It’s typically mentioned that rugby is a hooligan’s recreation performed by gentleman however whoever coined that exact phrase most likely wasn’t speaking about England’s Joe Marler, after a very eye-watering video went viral on social media.
Throughout an early break in play throughout Saturday’s Six Nations encounter between England and Wales at Twickenham, eagle-eyed TV viewers picked up on an incident involving the notoriously hard-nosed English prop trying to get one over on Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones.
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The clip seems to indicate Marler seize his opponent’s crotch in a second considerably harking back to the approach Vinnie Jones employed to stifle a younger Paul Gascoigne method again in 1988.
Whereas social media did not exist again in Gazza’s day, Marler’s try and play a distinct sort of ball did not go unnoticed by followers on Twitter.
Joe Marler on Alun Wyn Jones… pic.twitter.com/YHxoKCkNOf
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) March 7, 2020
So what was @JoeMarler checking for right here then with @AlunWynJones improper sort of sort out mate ??? #sensitive #whatsonyourtrunk #ENGvWAL #England #wales @WelshRugbyUnion @EnglandRugby #nuts #sort out #tackling pic.twitter.com/342Dab8Yjh
— Marcus Weedon (@MarcusWeedon) March 7, 2020
? 30 years in the past yesterday this picture of Gazza & Vinnie Jones was taken.
Who remembers this iconic second? ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/h2BVRXER12
— MJK Sports activities Occasions (@mjksportsevents) February 7, 2018
The incident appeared to flee the eye of referee Ben O’Keeffe, regardless of the Welsh skipper clearly remonstrating to a close-by official.
Rugby gamers, although, are manufactured from a distinct inventory to a few of their soccer counterparts and the second did not finish with anybody rolling round on the ground or a gaggle of irate sportsmen surrounding a match official requesting a yellow card – even when Jones probably had a chance or two to get again on the English prop over the course of the 80 minutes.
Ultimately, it will likely be Marler who would be the extra happy together with his afternoon’s work as his facet claimed their third win from 4 video games to this point this event with a 33-30 scoreline.
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