March 2020: Penis grab
The incident, and the subsequent 10-week ban handed out as punishment, were subject of lots of discussion – with some suggesting it’s normal in rugby and others saying it’s not.
As a result of the coronavirus lockdown, the ban ended without Marler missing any matches since every fixture that Marler could have played was postponed.
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