Joe Marler will miss the start of the Premiership season, and faces a race against time to be fit for England’s autumn internationals, after sustaining a broken foot during the summer tour of New Zealand.
Marler was seen wearing a protective boot on the sidelines of Harlequins’ open training session on Wednesday. The Harlequins head coach, Danny Wilson, revealed the veteran prop had broken his foot. Wilson is waiting on an update from his medical staff, but confirmed Marler’s lay-off is likely to run until at least mid-October.
