Joseph William George Marler was born on 7 July 1990 and is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Harlequins in the Premiership.
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21 Facts About Joe Marler
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Joe Marler is one of the hosts of The Joe Marler Show podcast with Tom Fordyce.
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Joe Marler started his career at Haywards Heath RFC in Sussex where he played in the same side as fellow England international Billy Twelvetrees.
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Joe Marler has described his time in the lower tiers as a necessary learning curve that has allowed him to experience all the tricks of the trade at prop.
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In May 2011 Joe Marler started for the Harlequins side that defeated Stade Francais in the final of the EPCR Challenge Cup.
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Joe Marler then passed on the captaincy of Harlequins to teammate Danny Care in the following season.
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In January 2016 it was announced that Joe Marler had signed a new contract to stay at the club and later that year he started for the Harlequins side that were defeated by Montpellier in the final of the EPCR Challenge Cup.
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Joe Marler represented England U20 in the 2009 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and was a member of the squad that finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.
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Joe Marler scored a try in a defeat against South Africa as England finished fourth at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship.
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Joe Marler was selected for the 2012 summer tour of South Africa and on 9 June 2012 made his senior debut starting in the opening test defeat to the Springboks.
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Joe Marler was selected for the 2013 series against Argentina and then became a regular member of the squad.
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The following year saw Joe Marler given the honour of leading the team out on his 50th cap against Scotland in the penultimate round of the 2017 Six Nations Championship.
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In September 2018 Joe Marler announced his retirement from international rugby but later reversed his decision, re-joining the England squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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Joe Marler came off the bench for the semi-final victory over New Zealand and was a second half replacement for Mako Vunipola in the final as England were defeated by South Africa to finish runners up.
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In March 2020, Joe Marler was banned from playing for 10-weeks after he grabbed Alun Wyn Jones' genitals during a Six Nations match against Wales.
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In December 2020 Joe Marler was a second-half substitute for Ellis Genge as England defeated France in the final of the Autumn Nations Cup.
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Joe Marler made five appearances in the tour games but did not feature in the Test series against New Zealand.
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Joe Marler was recruited into the Barbarians squad in 2019, making his only appearance for the team against England on 2 June alongside team mate James Horwill who captained the team.
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In 2020, Joe Marler wrote a book about his life: Loose Head, Confessions of an professional rugby player, published by Ebury Press.
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