{"id":291514,"date":"2023-09-18T09:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291514"},"modified":"2023-09-18T09:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:24:09","slug":"joe-marler-mocks-man-united-by-saying-he-was-inspired-by-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-union\/joe-marler-mocks-man-united-by-saying-he-was-inspired-by-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Marler mocks Man United by saying he was &apos;inspired&apos; by Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England rugby star Joe Marler mocks Man United by saying he was &#8216;inspired&#8217; by Brighton&#8217;s 3-1 win at Old Trafford after his header allowed Courtney Lawes to score a try in their World Cup win over Japan<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joe Marler has posted a TikTok poking fun at his unwitting try involvement\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The prop was born in Eastbourne, around 20 miles up the coast from Brighton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rugby World Cup 2023: Click here for Mail Sport&#8217;s latest coverage from France\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Marler has been quick to dig the boot in after Manchester United suffered a bruising defeat to Brighton at the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The prop forward caught the limelight after his strange intervention lead to England&#8217;s second try of their 34-12 win over Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Steve Borthwick&#8217;s side had looked far from fluent in the game, but ended up victors after putting four tries past an organised Japan defence in Nice on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With England pushing for a score at 13-12, fly half George Ford fired a pass at Will Stuart, only for it to go clean through his hands and into Marler&#8217;s head, unwittingly putting captain Courtney Lawes in behind the defence to dot down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marler himself was quick to post a tongue-in-cheek TikTok comparing his headed exploits to Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s famous header, and in his post-match conference he claimed to draw inspiration from Brighton.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/09\/75549261-12530659-image-a-66_1695027206270.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joe Marler joked that he drew inspiration from Brighton&#8217;s 3-1 win over Manchester United for his own header<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/09\/75548759-0-image-a-58_1695026091980.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Seagulls pulled off a memorable Old Trafford win to secure four league wins on the trot over Erik ten Hag and Co<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/09\/75549265-12530659-image-a-71_1695027234822.jpg\" height=\"555\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The ball crashed off his head and allowed Courtney Lawes in behind to dot down under the posts<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Sports after Sunday&#8217;s win over Japan that put England top of Pool C, Marler joked that he had been preparing for headers ahead of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was practicing with Dan Cole and Jamie George in our activation back in the hotel, we were doing some of that (mimes heading the ball), getting us fired up&#8217; the 33-year-old claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I take huge inspiration from Roberto De Zerbi&#8217;s mighty Seagulls doing a demolition job on United yesterday. Just taking huge inspiration from them and helping the boys score.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And Brighton were quick to respond on X, formerly known as Twitter, joking that there might be a place in the starting XI for the prop if he was interested in a cross-code switch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Great win last night, good luck for the rest of tournament! Give us a call when it\u2019s finished, we\u2019ll need you for set pieces,&#8217; the Seagulls&#8217; admin joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Team-mate and stand-in captain Lawes &#8211; who benefited from the bizarre deflection jokingly praised Marler&#8217;s efforts, adding: &#8216;That was a decent header from Joe Marler. Sometimes the luck falls in your favour so I will take it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Marler hails from Eastbourne, about 20 miles up the South Coast from the Seagulls home.<\/p>\n<p>England would go on to score two more tries as they secured their all-important bonus point in victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/09\/75549263-12530659-image-a-72_1695027261439.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brighton&#8217;s win over United saw boos ring out at Ten Hag&#8217;s decision to withdraw Rasmus Hojlund as the Red Devils make a shaky start to 2023-24<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/09\/75547867-0-England_star_Joe_Marler_compared_himself_to_Cristiano_Ronaldo_in-a-56_1695026049151.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/09\/75547869-0-He_made_reference_to_Ronaldo_s_famous_headed_goal_for_Juventus-a-57_1695026049165.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>England star Marler compared himself to Cristiano Ronaldo in a hilarious TikTok posted after the Japan win<\/p>\n<p>After Lewis Ludlam was first to cross for Steve Borthwick&#8217;s side, Lawes dotted down under the posts to put England a converted score ahead for the first time in the encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Freddie Steward then latched on to a well-timed cross-field kick from Ford for the third, touching down in agile fashion after claiming the high ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joe Marchant then ensured the extra point with the last action of the game, the outside centre diving for the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As for Marler&#8217;s beloved Seagulls, it was Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro with the all-important goals, with Hannibal Mejbri&#8217;s 73rd minute effort scant consolation for the embattled Ten Hag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12530659\/England-Joe-Marler-Man-United-Brighton-3-1-Old-Trafford-header-allowed-Courtney-Lawes-score-try-World-Cup-win-Japan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England rugby star Joe Marler mocks Man United by saying he was &#8216;inspired&#8217; 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