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‘I winged it for 17 years and continue to wing it now’: Joe Marler on rugby, retirement and role-play slang

The former England prop talks about his concern for modern players, his style and how he deals with fame By No Helmets Required As England prepare for their first match in the Nations Championship against South Africa and The Celebrity Traitors returns to our screens, Joe Marler – recently central to both – joins us for a chat about player welfare, Stephen Fry’s slang and the importance of men looking out for each other. How much did you plan your exit route from rugby? Did your post-rugby career just fall into place? “I would say my post-rugby experiences have followed my rugby experiences in the sense that I winged it for 17 years and continue to wing it now. There’s a distinct lack of planning on my behalf. I’m just very fortunate that I’ve got some lovely people around me who are far more intelligent and attentive to detail, and navigate me in the right ways.” Continue reading...

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‘I winged it for 17 years and continue to wing it now’: Joe Marler on rugby, retirement and role-play slang

The former England prop talks about his concern for modern players, his style and how he deals with fame By No Helmets Required As England prepare for their first match in the Nations Championship against South Africa and The Celebrity Traitors returns to our screens, Joe Marler – recently central to both – joins us for a chat about player welfare, Stephen Fry’s slang and the importance of men looking out for each other. How much did you plan your exit route from rugby? Did your post-rugby career just fall into place? “I would say my post-rugby experiences have followed my rugby experiences in the sense that I winged it for 17 years and continue to wing it now. There’s a distinct lack of planning on my behalf. I’m just very fortunate that I’ve got some lovely people around me who are far more intelligent and attentive to detail, and navigate me in the right ways.” Continue reading...

Source: The Guardian Rugby Union / 1 Jul, 20:20 JST

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The former England prop talks about his concern for modern players, his style and how he deals with fame By No Helmets Required As England prepare for their first match in the Nations Championship against South Africa and The Celebrity Traitors returns to our screens, Joe Marler – recently central to both – joins us for a chat about player welfare, Stephen Fry’s slang and the importance of men looking out for each other. How much did you plan your exit route from rugby? Did your post-rugby career just fall into place? “I would say my post-rugby experiences have followed my rugby experiences in the sense that I winged it for 17 years and continue to wing it now. There’s a distinct lack of planning on my behalf. I’m just very fortunate that I’ve got some lovely people around me who are far more intelligent and attentive to detail, and navigate me in the right ways.” Continue reading...

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