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You've probably heard England rugby union player Joe Marler has been banned for grabbing the genitals of another player, Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones.

Harry Jackson, a 26-year-old rugby player, says it's important to contextualise what happened, and that players try "all sorts of silly stuff" to try to provoke a reaction from players.

"Things like giving someone a little kiss, pulling shirts, patting people on the head - or a grope like Joe Marler."

It's to "wind people up" and gain an advantage by getting someone penalised or sent off, Harry says.

Lots of cry babies on social media claim what Joe Marler did was sexual assault.

mrswdk wrote:An England international rugby player tweaked a Welsh player's penis in a routine bit of gamesmanship, and now the internet nerds want to ruin rugby because of it:

You've probably heard England rugby union player Joe Marler has been banned for grabbing the genitals of another player, Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones.

Harry Jackson, a 26-year-old rugby player, says it's important to contextualise what happened, and that players try "all sorts of silly stuff" to try to provoke a reaction from players.

"Things like giving someone a little kiss, pulling shirts, patting people on the head - or a grope like Joe Marler."

It's to "wind people up" and gain an advantage by getting someone penalised or sent off, Harry says.

Lots of cry babies on social media claim what Joe Marler did was sexual assault.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-51873379