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England prop Joe Marler announces international retirement

The 34-year-old retires with 95 caps for England.

ENGLAND PROP JOE Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby.

The 34-year-old was a member of Steve Borthwick’s squad for the Autumn Nations Series but left the camp on Monday for personal reasons and has now revealed his 95-cap Test odyssey is over, although he will continue playing for Harlequins until the end of the season.

“Playing for England always felt like I was living in a dream bubble,” he said on Instagram.

“I kept waiting for it to pop and me to suddenly go back to being a gobby, overweight 16-year-old again. But you know when it’s time.”

He continued: “I can’t do what I used to do as well as I once could. I can’t keep talking about my family being my priority unless they actually are.

“I want to keep untarnished all these memories of my career, both good and bad. I don’t want to leave my house with my kids crying. I’m ready to make the change.”

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    Jul 6th 2015, 1:36 PM

    Not only Copa America, isn’t that a Confederate flag in the pic too? It was the game of trending topics….

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    Jul 6th 2015, 2:41 PM

    Racist Cork fans flying the Confederate flag!

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    Jul 6th 2015, 2:48 PM

    So that’s why they say ‘boy’ at the end of all their sentences. Just like they do in Mississippi

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    Jul 6th 2015, 3:40 PM

    Don’t ye all know, the Confederate flag with a red Indian on it is a traditional emblem of cork.

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    Jul 6th 2015, 3:32 PM

    Weeshie. . . what a name

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    Jul 6th 2015, 3:49 PM

    Listen to Weeshie talk about Beyoncé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOUbD2I6XU

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    Jul 7th 2015, 2:27 AM

    Cork supporters flying the confederate and Japanese flags …………
    Anyone know what colour the North Korea flag is ….they will have that up next

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