Marler played a comical role in the 57th-minute try that swung the game away from Japan on Sunday.
Yet Marler recalls that two decades ago Martin Johnson’s England resorted to conservative tactics to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, including winning the final against Australia through a Jonny Wilkinson drop-goal.
“They won ugly, a lot of that tournament they won ugly but we don’t talk about that now do we? We talk about them winning the World Cup. You forget about how you did it. The Sussex native joked that he was influenced by Brighton’s 3-1 victory at Manchester United 24 hours earlier. “Four Premier League wins in a row over Manchester United. Only three teams in Premier League history have done that – Brighton, Man City, Liverpool.
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