Joe Marler gives hilarious reason for missing Harlequins’ pre-season training - Ruck

Joe Marler gives hilarious reason for missing Harlequins’ pre-season training

Joe Marler has revealed the hilarious reason he is yet turn up to pre-season training with Harlequins.

“I don’t know a single player in any sport that would be worried about missing pre-season,” Marler said on Breakfast.

“This ain’t a protest, it’s just that I have forgot the dates,” he joked. “No, that’s not fair, I’ve actually taken a delayed paternity leave.

“So my missus had a kid in…when was it? Six, seven weeks ago and it was around the Premiership semi-final time.

“And I said to the boss, ‘I’m going to have to take paternity, mate. I’ve looked in the contract, I’ve never had paternity before and apparently you can get away with it.’

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“He said, ‘That’s alright, when are you going to take it?’ And I said, ‘Well, as soon as the baby comes – that’s kind of what it is for.’

“And he said, ‘But that’s the semi-final and potential final?’ I said. ‘Yeah sorry mate, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.’

“So I said I would take it delayed, so this is just one of the delayed points.”

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