{"id":291016,"date":"2023-09-17T22:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T22:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291016"},"modified":"2023-09-17T22:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T22:37:32","slug":"courtney-lawes-scores-bizarre-try-for-england-coming-off-marlers-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/rugby-union\/courtney-lawes-scores-bizarre-try-for-england-coming-off-marlers-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Lawes scores BIZARRE try for England coming off Marler&apos;s HEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Courtney Lawes scores BIZARRE try for England after Joe Marler knocked on George Ford&#8217;s pass with his HEAD against Japan&#8230; as the prop jokes he was practising his headers pre-game<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Courtney Lawes has scored a bizarre try in England&#8217;s match against Japan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Joe Marler knocked it on with his head &#8211; and the try stood after the TMO review<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>England beat Japan 34-12 in their second group match at the Rugby World Cup\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England closed in on a place in the World Cup quarter-finals last night thanks to a clunky win over Japan that was sparked by a ball bouncing off Joe Marler\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Borthwick\u2019s side made it two wins from two after skipper Courtney Lawes scored a bizarre try set up by a pass that cannoned off Marler\u2019s Mohawk, before Freddie Steward and Joe Marchant crossed to secure a bonus point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>England can book their spot in the last eight with a game to go against Chile on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in jest post-game, Marler said: &#8216;It was planned. You won&#8217;t believe me, but Cole and George in our activation warm-up, part of it was practising our headers and it came to fruition tonight.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Fiji stunned Eddie Jones\u2019s Australia with a brilliant 22-15 win in Saint-Etienne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75535697-12529249-image-a-97_1694984077688.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England closed in on a place in the World Cup quarter-finals last night thanks to a clunky win over Japan that was sparked by a ball bouncing off Joe Marler\u2019s head\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75535695-12529249-image-a-98_1694984217805.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Courtney Lawes picked up the ball and ran it in for the try when the scores were still close<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75535677-12529249-image-a-99_1694984252624.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Following a TMO review, the decision of referee Nika Amashukeli stood and a try was awarded<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12529249\/Courtney-Lawes-scores-BIZARRE-try-England-Joe-Marler-knocked-George-Fords-pass-HEAD-against-Japan-referees-allowing-decision-stand-TMO-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Lawes scores BIZARRE try for England after Joe Marler knocked on George Ford&#8217;s pass with his HEAD against Japan&#8230; 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