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England prop Joe Marler withdraws from Six Nations to stay with family during pandemic – Stuff.co.nz
Veteran loosehead says he wants ‘to do right by my family in these crazy times’ and can’t justify the time away from his wife and three kids.
Prop Joe Marler has withdrawn from England’s squad for the entire Six Nations to be with his family during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lock Joe Launchbury will also miss the first three rounds after breaking his leg.
Marler ruled himself out on Monday, three days after being named in the 28-man squad. It means England will begin its title defence on February 6 against Scotland without its two main loosehead props after Mako Vunipola suffered an Achilles injury.
Ellis Genge was the only capped loosehead…
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