England cult hero Joe Marler has lifted the lid on the toughest opponents of his career as he gets set to call time on his playing days.<\/p>\n
Join the\u00a0RUCK\u2019s WhatsApp community here<\/a>\u00a0and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.<\/p>\n The larger-than-life Harlequins prop \u2013 famous for his scrummaging strength and razor-sharp humour \u2013 bows out after 95 England caps, three Six Nations titles and over 200 appearances for Quins.<\/p>\n A two-time Premiership champion and Challenge Cup winner, Marler signs off at The Stoop against Bristol Bears \u2013 but not before naming the rivals who pushed him to his limits.<\/p>\n #1. CARL HAYMAN<\/p>\n Major teams: Barbarians, Highlanders, Newcastle Falcons, Toulon, New Zealand, New Zealand Maori MARLER SAID: \u201cI played against him when he was at Newcastle, and he basically would knock s**t outta ya for 80 minutes. It was like playing against a prop with the fitness levels of a flanker.\u201d<\/p>\n BIO: One of the most dominant tighthead props of his era, Carl Hayman combined brutal scrummaging power with surprising mobility around the pitch. After a stellar career with the Highlanders and Newcastle Falcons, he became a cornerstone of Toulon\u2019s European dominance, winning three Champions Cups.<\/p>\n DID YOU KNOW?\u00a0Hayman was once the highest-paid rugby player in the world during his time at Toulon.<\/p>\n CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/a><\/p>\n Like this:<\/p>\n Like Loading…<\/p>\n
Position: Prop
Caps: 45<\/p>\n