Wasps have called for rugby’s authorities to take further action following Sunday’s angry flare-up between the Lions and England team-mates James Haskell and Joe Marler. Haskell was sent to the sin-bin for grabbing Marler by the throat with both hands but Wasps’ director of rugby, Dai Young, believes the sport needs to crack down on the players who spark such incidents. “If someone rips your hat off and squirts water in your face, what do you expect?” said Young. Of course someone is going to take exception to someone ripping their hat off and squirting water in their face. Marcus Smith kickstarts Harlequins in hard-fought win over Wasps Read more“We’ve all seen Hask over the years … you don’t see him react to much.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 19:34 UTC