Prop Marler quits international rugby after winning 95 caps for his country, following a week in which he courted controversy with his comments about the All Blacks haka

England prop Joe Marler has retired from international rugby after 95 tests since 2012. The 34-year-old Marler was in the squad for the autumn series but left England’s camp on Monday for personal reasons.

Joe Marler has announced his retirement from the England rugby team just days after he faced a backlash over ‘ill-judged’ comments about the haka. Ahead of England’s 22-24 defeat to New Zealand at Twickenham,

England prop Joe Marler announced his retirement from international rugby on Sunday and this time the 34-year-old said he will stay retired for good having done the same in 2018, only to reverse his decision to play in the World Cup a year later.

England prop Joe Marler has retired from international rugby having won 95 caps. Marler made his England debut during the 2012 summer tour of South Africa and was part of three Six Nations-winning sides in 2016,

The 34-year-old prop deactivated his X account following his comments - before later insisting he was "just having a bit of fun".

Veteran England prop Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby just days after taking the social media world by storm with his

As a study in burning the house down on your way out, Joe Marler’s exit from the Test arena was just about textbook. Eschewing any valedictory Twickenham appearance or guard of honour, England’s incorrigible rogue chose instead to impugn the All Blacks’ cherished haka,