Joe Marler Set for Final Harlequins Appearance

Joe Marler is set to play his final professional rugby match for Harlequins against Bristol Bears at Twickenham Stoop this Friday. The Harlequins prop will start in this concluding fixture before his retirement from the sport. The 34-year-old confirmed yesterday his decision to end his 15-year career, a period during which he earned three Six Nations titles with England and two Premiership titles with Quins. This last game will be contested against Bristol in the Premiership on Friday night. For his final appearance, Marler will line up in the front row alongside hooker Jack Walker and Simon Kerrod. Captain Alex Dombrandt and Cadan Murley are reinstated into the team after returning from England duty, with Fin Baxter named on the bench. Marcus Smith and Chandler Cunningham-South are not included in the squad. Scrum-half Will Porter, full-back Tyrone Green, and flanker Will Evans are also in the starting lineup, having signed new contracts during the autumn international break. The Harlequins team to face Bristol is as follows: Green; Isgro, Beard, Northmore, Murley; J Evans, Porter; Marler, Walker, Kerrod; Herbst, Lamb; Kenningham, W Evans, Dombrandt.