Peter Jackson: Wandering hands may land Marler with lengthy ban

Joe Marler’s attempt to emulate Vinny Jones’ notorious ‘nut-cracker’ grab at a teenaged Paul Gascoigne (Wimbledon v Newcastle, February 1988) exposes the England prop to the risk of a 12-week ban at the very least.

Those found guilty of ball-tampering tend to end up sitting on their backsides for a lot longer.