England prop Dan Cole admits he was surprised by the timing of Joe Marler’s instant retirement from international rugby.

Dan Cole and Ben Youngs, long-time comrades for both Leicester and, until the latter’s retirement last year, England debating the current state of the national team, of which Cole still remains ...

Dan Cole and Joe Marler toured New Zealand with England together in July England prop Dan Cole says he was surprised by the timing of Joe Marler's retirement from international rugby because "his ...

Dan Cole made light of the international retirement of his old mate Joe Marler by revealing that he told the now former England prop: “Who the f--- am I going to room with, Joe? You’ve ...

Cole, who shared a room on international duty with long-term team-mate Marler, said: “Did I think he would go last Sunday? No. “But we both knew in the end, the older we’re getting ...