Joe Marler, the England forward not averse to a skirmish, has been here before. He knows what to expect on Saturday.
“A nice, clean bar brawl, none of the dirty stuff. No gouging or glass-throwing, just the clean stuff,” he said from England’s HQ in Bagshot.
Oxymoron aside of a clean barroom brawl, Marler’s summation is not far away from what Irish backrow, Caelan Doris is expecting to face. The language may be different but the way the penultimate match of this year’s Six Nations Championship pans out may test the limits of physical aggression.
With UK papers also reporting that it is more than possible England will field just four starting survivors from last year’s 32-18 defeat in Dublin, there will be a different look to the side although the emotion and commitment will not change.
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- March 10, 2022
