World Rugby said the misconduct charge was "admitted in its entirety" by Marler.

Joe Marler has apologised for calling Wales prop Samson Lee a "gypsy boy", and insisted he is not a racist ahead of a World Rugby misconduct hearing on Tuesday.

The RTÉ TV pundit, who is Marler's coach at Harlequins, is supporting the under-fire forward.

Marler had escaped punishment from the Six Nations for calling a Wales prop "gypsy boy".