The Joe Marler act of absolute stupidity that has everyone talking
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Needless.
England prop Joe Marler has come under fire for a moment of absolute stupidity during Harlequins’ Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Toulouse yesterday.
With just five minutes on the clock, and the English side trailing, Marler decided to take his frustrations out on Thomas Ramos with a needless and petulant slap to the back of the head.
Marler had come on as a replacement just 25 minutes earlier, with his moment of madness resulting in a penalty, ending any hope of Quins’ chances of overturning the scoreboard.
Such a stupid penalty to concede.
Joe Marler. 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/Bwtyy5Mhnb
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) May 5, 2024
The loosehead has since come out and admitted that he “fucked it” with a post on X. What do you think of his actions?
Fucked it. Sorry 🙏🏻 @Harlequins fans were huge. Boys were incredible. Juvé 🃏 ❤️
— Joe Marler (@JoeMarler) May 5, 2024