Warren Gatland apologises for referring to 'gypsy boy' slur as 'banter'

Asked for his views on the Marler-Lee episode, Wales head coach Gatland said: "Look, we have no issue. It was just a bit of banter, as far as I am concerned. And that's the way that Samson said it.”

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has issued an apology this afternoon as the controversy surrounding an incident between England’s Joe Marler and Welsh prop Samson Lee rumbles on.

Marler referred to Lee as a “gypsy boy” during the Six Nations meeting between the two sides last weekend. He has since apologised for the remark.