Brilliant! Joe Marler's touch of class for France debutant Haouas

Joe Marler is really the gift that keeps on giving.

The England loosehead paid tribute to his opposing tighthead Mohamed Haouas, who made his test debut against England in Round One of the Six Nations.

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Marler provided a moment of pure class and sportsmanship after the clash with France as went to speak to the French coaches to find out a little bit more about the man he had come up against at the Stade de France.

After talking to the coaches, Marler met up with Haoaus in the French changing room enjoying a beer with the test debutant and offered the 25-year-old prop his jersey.

Midi Olympique reported the story on Friday and said that Haouas offered Marler his jersey, but veteran prop turned down the offer from the Frenchman saying: “It’s the jersey from your first cap, you shouldn’t swap it or give it to anyone.”