“It is unbelievable to have the fans back, I used to think I played rugby just for the money" - Joe Marler's brilliant post match interview

“It is unbelievable to have the fans back,” - Joe Marler.

Harlequins prop Joe Marler couldn’t hide his delight at having fans back at The Stoop on Saturday.

The hosts booked their place in next month’s play-offs in front of 4 000 at the ground beating Bath 44-33 as they reached the knockouts for the first time in seven years.

In an interview with BT Sport after the game, Marler spoke about having the home crowd cheering them on saying “It is unbelievable to have the fans back,”

“I used to think I played rugby just for the money, a bit of a mercenary, and then the fans went away and it has been soulless and horrible.

“Would I go as far as saying we wouldn’t have come back when we went behind in the second half ? Maybe, they lifted us a lot.”

'I think, it is UNBELIEVABLE to have the fans back' - a brilliant interview from @JoeMarler 😂👏

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