Arriving from the bench after featuring for the Barbarians against an All Blacks XV last Sunday, Joe Marler made sure to make an impact on the game.
After one 20-metre miss pass out to the wing and a cross-field kick earlier in the match, the iconic prop was the unlikely man on the end of a move that had seen Cadan Murley hack a loose Barbarians pass up-field.
Surely, there is nothing Joe Marler can not do, adding the extra conversion to his score to take the scoreboard to 68-28.
Reacting the try, one fan wrote: “a (poor) goose step attempt thrown in ….”
“Incredible scenes at the Stoop,: wrote a second.
Joe Marler try and drop-goal:
Joe Marler facts:
- Marler started his career at Haywards Heath RFC in Sussex where he played in the same side as fellow England international Billy Twelvetrees
- After joining the Quins academy in 2008, the prop spent some time on loan to Esher and Worthing
- He’s been nicknamed Croissant. In his own words, it’s because: “The boys think I have a nose that looks like a French pastry.”
- Marler was captain for England at U18s level and represented the U20 squad throughout the Junior World Championship in summer 2009
- He is also one of the hosts of The Joe Marler Show podcast with Tom Fordyce
Joe Marler Dream XV:
Marler’s cheeky selection features seven All Blacks legends in his team, with three from Ireland, two Welsh, two Australians and a Fijian nicknamed ‘The Bus’.
JOE MARLER: DREAM TEAM
FRONT-ROW
1. Tony Woodcock (New Zealand)
2. Rory Best (Ireland)
3. Carl Hayman (New Zealand)
SECOND-ROW
4. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
5. Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
