Joe Marler calls fury over grabbing Alun Wyn Jones’ balls ‘Complete B*******’ amid calls to face sexual assault charge
ENGLAND rugby star Joe Marler has hit out over ‘Tweakgate’.
Welsh skipper Alun Wyn Jones wants World Rugby chiefs to punish prop Marler, who grabbed Jones by the testicles during England’s 33-30 Six Nations win at Twickenham.
But Marler made his reaction to the fallout known in no uncertain terms.
He tweeted: “B******s. Complete b******s.”
World Rugby’s Law 10 states that anyone found guilty of “testicle grabbing, twisting or squeezing” faces a minimum 12-week suspension, while the maximum penalty is a FOUR-YEAR ban.
And some on social media even demanded Marler be charged with SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Wales skipper Jones said: “If I react I get a red card. Hopefully World Rugby have a look at it.
“Joe is a good bloke. . . but there is all the footage that has been shown and a lot of supporters have seen what has happened.
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“I looked across at the touch judge and he obviously didn’t see anything. But we talk a lot about TMOs and what they review, so it was frustrating this wasn’t dealt with there.”
In a shameful weekend for rugby, France’s Mohamed Haouas was also sent off for a full-force punch to the face of Scotland’s Jamie Ritchie as the Scots won 28-17 at Murrayfield.
The defeat ended Les Bleus’ Six Nations hopes.