"Danny Cipriani in a Prop's Body"

Just back from lunch with a few rugby friends. (Wasps, Quins, Blackheath, Sarries and Ulster represented)

During a discussion on whether Joe Marler is the messiah come to save the English front row (or a very naughty boy) the Wasps fan made the above comment. Cruel, harsh, maybe unfair - but it made us laugh.

Probably a tad harsh as, although, Marler doesn't seem to be the brightest spark (starting more than a few niggles last season that got him into trouble) and dodgey hair cuts aside he seems determained to make the most of his career. He's clearly working hard on his scrummaging and work in the tight and you never see him falling out of high end nightclubs after an altercation with the bouncers.

Funny but unfair. Marler seems pleasant enough and is working hard to improve his weaknesses