England legend Joe Marler picks his dream 5-a-side football team

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Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 15:59

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England and Harlequins legend Joe Marler has picked his dream 5-a-side football team, in a brilliant video by TNT Sports. Marler chose from his former teammates from the rugby pitch, and selected the best five to swap sports for a title-winning team.

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Marler began with the goalkeeper, and picked his former Harlequins and England teammate Joe Launchbury. The lock's impressive reach being one of the more respectable reasons, as to why Marler picked him for the dream team. You can see who Marler picked in the video below, that was initially shared on X by TNT Sports.

JOE MARLER'S DREAM FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL TEAM

Goalkeeper: Joe Launchbury (Harlequins and England)

Defender: Maro Itoje (Saracens and England)

Centre Midfielder: George Ford (Sale Sharks and England)

Right Wing: Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints and England)

Striker: Danny Care (Harlequins and Former England)

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JasonMarlow16-09-2026
Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.

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