Joe Marler set for an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering a foot injury in England's defeat by the All Blacks - as the veteran prop looks to return in time for the autumn internationals Veteran prop Joe Marler will be out until October after suffering a foot injury The 34-year-old came off during England's defeat by the All Blacks last month By Alex Bywater Published: 15:39 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 15:39 EDT, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Veteran prop Joe Marler faces a race against time to be fit for England’s autumn internationals and will miss the start of the new Gallagher Premiership with the foot injury he suffered in New Zealand. Marler, 34, came off 17 minutes into the national side’s 16-15 defeat by the All Blacks in Dunedin on July 6 and then flew home from the southern hemisphere. The Harlequins front row was wearing a boot to protect his left foot at the club’s open training session at The Stoop on Wednesday afternoon.
Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson revealed Marler will be unavailable until October. ‘It’s going to be a 12-to-14-week injury, it’s not a 12-weeker where he can come back in nine. It’s an injury that will take that amount of time,’ Wilson said of Marler.
Joe Marler is set to be out until October after being injured in England's defeat to the All Blacks The 34-year-old now faces a race against time to be back for England's autumn internationals Without Marler, his Harlequins team-mate Fin Baxter, still just 22.