This Rose | episode 11

It's the calm before the storm in Le Touquet, as Joe Marler & Dan Cole take us behind the scenes as preparations for #RWC2023 ramp up 💪
While the hard work goes on in the gym and out on the training pitch, the front row double act show us what else goes on in camp - from Pac Man high scores and the politics of room-mate pairings to broken bikes and taking on the Bucket Hat Boys on the golf course ⛳️ 🌹
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[@poopnose1231]

Absolutely love Cole and Marler. These two make me feel connected with the team again. Go on lads.

[@2011hwalker]

they seem like they would be better suited to sitting in a pub reminiscing than actually playing international rugby...this squad is packed full of has-beens

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

Cole (even though he's way past his best) seems like a humble, decent guy. Marler is a bully and a scumbag. He abuses and bullies those who don't fight back (usually scrumhalves) & youngsters. I hope he tries his silly antics with an Eben Etzebeth or Tomas Lavinini or a RG Snyman. He'd get a broken jaw👊🏻😀 but unfortunately he only preys on the smaller guys.

[@hellofriend9551]

U mad bro?

[@adrahc]

Marler is stealing money,v good in his prime but now..ugh..we've gone backwards,not forwards with Borthwick

[@davidpearn2484]

There's something not right with the english jolly japes 😂😂😂.

[@Rugbynumbereight]

Glad to see marler back in center stage - an england legend who actually has a personality

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

No doubt a big and entertaining personality, just a shame about the incidents of him bullying and abusing others on the pitch.

[@frostysfreeway2320]

Not somebody I would have in my team and more to the point, definitely not somebody I would have in my changing room. Offers nothing in the scrum at international level and has been found out multiple times.

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

@@championthewonderhorse9733 He bullies those who can't fight back. Let him try that with an Eben Etzebeth or Duane Vermuelen or any of the South Africa squad and he'll get slapped up. But as I said, he picks on the weak😀

[@jr1734]

Personality disorder you mean. Guy obviously has some issues.

[@agr7879]

But of a knob if you ask me

[@mikolaj83]

The best episode so far. Duo Cole & Marler one more time please.

[@MrOlivergorman]

Need more Cole and Marler content

[@thewomble1509]

Yes, we need a repeat of 2019 and that bloody stupid press conference..................

[@robertwelsh6878]

We really need you guys to Smash it for us please give it your all we’re behind you all the way!!!!

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

Having watched many of these episodes, I have definitely seen more weight lifting, cricket and football than actual rugby, so it was good to see their practice session.

[@henrythomas4250]

Come on boys - we know you're throwing everything at this. We are all behind you. Play hard, enjoy it, and do it for not just us, but yourselves. COME ON ENGLAND

[@petercoles373]

what a lovely thought by the locals putting the shirts with names on the lead in.... class

[@joshknight4369]

Definitely need more Cole & Marler This Rose content

[@richarddavidjohn6803]

I hope Marler and Cole get one of those daytime tv shows like Richard and Judy when they retire.

[@rianeveleigh2672]

dude front rowers are the most fascinating blokes more of them please they're so jokes and they're savages too I love it

[@sapef]

I love to see this two characters, very funny. They are wrong, these isn’t their last World Cup, I believe they both must be in the next World Cup squad just to keep watching them making jokes on the others teammates. That would be awesome. ¡Come On England! In each match, go into the pitch and roar as hard and loud as you can💪🏻 Good luck mates, good luck.

[@johnhanson5943]

The spirit of Dad’s Army runs deep. Went to the Samoa game. It was one heck of a waste of money and time.

[@martinscholes2023]

Great double act. Marler & Cole. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤩

[@elliotstreet2462]

Okay, now I’m ready for the World Cup! Good luck boys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@paulmiddletonmusic]

Great episode! Give these guys a show on TV

[@clarechambers6289]

Have been waiting for this episode, didn’t disappoint! Good luck lads enjoy every min x

[@G-regTaylor]

Buzzing for Saturday, come on boys!!!

[@mudwavessky3502]

YES Marler! Come on lads! Come on England!!

[@charlesphillips1899]

Best episode yet! More M&C please

[@The123Robo]

Best episode yet!

[@andrewharris1837]

Who would have thought these two stalwarts would still be selected to play.Hope they can do a job against Argies 😊

[@JackD87]

Love them. Weirdly, it’s the first time I’m not in the mood for it, as an England fan. I just want them all to crack on. Wouldn’t even mind if this great series was paused for a bit until we win a couple of games…

[@rob.1]

Go well lads. Right behind you

[@stevencurtis-mf3bm]

love you guys totally agree you can go all the way

[@will8503]

How good to see the boys enjoying themselves. Nice bit of a tonic after all the doom and gloom. Get the W against Argentina and we're right in this tournament. Come on England.

[@aw6936]

I'd have preferred to see them a bit contrite after the recent debacle, and not quite so cheery - as if nothing grim had happened. They look smug.

[@thewomble1509]

@@aw6936 They ARE smug. Dallaglio has done a very interesting podcast about the current players and staff, worth listening to.

[@janekbiernat9444]

Legends!!! KEEP ON KEEPING ON OAPS 😉❤️🌹🌹

[@stevemaughan356]

All the banter stops and the WC begins! Good luck lads, do us and yourselves proud!!🎉

[@cryptosheets3162]

Lets do it lads! Bring it home...

[@henrymilleruk100]

Go well lads. Huge game to start. Make us proud and make some memories. Build from here.

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

😂🤣 England are gonna exit early in France. Good thing for them is that they're just a few hours away from home😉

[@henrymilleruk100]

@@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns I’m really trying my best to be a fan Jeff give me a break! 😃

[@quins8668]

Good luck boys

[@jamescoupland131]

Richard hill absolute legend

[@keithrichardsom1898]

Good luck boy's

[@thomashogan1985]

Go well fellas!

[@elliottdalton1857]

how can you not love marler

[@iggyabbott5561]

Bring it home boys

[@LanceODoherty5905]

Marler could carry this whole series on his own, as for everyone else bricks could give more to this channel

[@stevenbissett]

Nice touch RFU allowing Marler to take the piss one last time.

[@robhewitt4665]

You can do it lads

[@tomw4322]

All the best boys, back your skills and fire your shots

[@martinius1234321]

Good luck lads!!

[@dalenewton9697]

England might not have the best playing style at the mo but they've probably got the best bants.

[@EasyTiger.01343]

“Probably got the best bants.” - Compare that to the 2003 side who went into the comp as the No.1 team in the world. Really sums up where the current team sits in our minds…

[@noelstevens6190]

Come on guys!!!!

[@rasphinxsnow4560]

Good luck

[@andrewharris1837]

Great Vlog boys.and to see Farrell has no mates 😅

[@paulaustin7940]

God there's alot of people on here moaning about the players being jovial. Do you want them crying in a corner saying woe is me... The World Cup hasn't started yet. Let's see how they get on when it really matters then judge them.

[@ElijahMan2633]

They were still acting like baffoons during the last WC. Surprised they’re not really focused and serious about this. Look at the other nations, complete focus.

[@griffboy]

All comments from choppers who’ve never faced some proper adversity imo 👀

[@paulaustin7940]

@@ElijahMan2633 Yeah, because we know what the other nations are acting like. Are you trying to tell me there's no jokers in other national teams. I'm sure the Irish, Scottish and Australian players behave like Benedictine monks, do me a favour.

[@nicchoulman5789]

​​@@griffboyall due respect I doubt most of those players know what real hardship is. I hope they go well but feel something isn't quite right in camp

[@thewomble1509]

@@griffboy You don't know anything about any of the people who have commented on here so zip it.

[@MatthewNoel1986]

Seem to have missed the Ligne Interieur bit from the title.

[@user-gq6kr1vd3u]

england rugby listening to sexy red in the gym is something I did not expect to see wth

[@bulltraderpt]

🤞England.

[@APGMs]

SKEEYEE

[@theCranesUS]

Tim Mcgraw in the background, unexpected

[@hasterion]

Nous les français on a beau les detester pour Jeanne d'Arc ou Waterloo, mais je dois avouer que ces anglais sont particulièrement sympathiques et drôles. Je leur souhaite bonne chance pour la compétition et longue vie à leur Roi.

[@danielbronks4234]

Ancient history, games of kings, not of ordinary people. We aren’t so different, we like good people. Cheers.

[@burntforest633]

does anyone know what top marler and cole are wearing at 0:17 ?

[@tomhicks1237]

can anyone tell me what watch marler is wearing please?

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

This Rose🌹will crumble in France🤣😂 England are gonna need a miracle to achieve what they achieved in 2019.

[@rodkennett5361]

You're a constant ray of sunshine, aren't you? Why not just have one negative post and then give it a rest?

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

@@rodkennett5361 Ever heard of freedom of speech or have they stripped that away from you in England just like they stripped away your right to gather and go out freely back in 2020?

[@callumhornigold1961]

While I love these two, there’s a tinge of sadness to it. Potentially our starting props, in their twilight years, yet the best we have to offer. Not their fault, they’re both legends, but there’s been a huge hole of fresh talent coming through. It’s gonna take at least 4 more years to even begin to see some light. RFU sort it out FFS.

[@jakemiddleton5266]

Feels to me like it is more of a coaching selection and a Premiership issue. A lot of front-rowers starting who aren't English. And those that are weren't consistently selected for England. From 2019 onwards there were a lot of who got in for a little, but never claimed their place. Big rebuild coming after the World Cup

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

Starts with borthwick who has chickened out and gone with veterans when he could have gone with youth and vitality and new ideas. Just another terrible, dull and boring England rugby coach.

[@jhrbr4969]

why always the love island music

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

Appeal to the yoof

[@randyschwaggins]

Marler and Cole are lovely guys. As people you cant dislike them. But unfortunately, both are well past their sell-by date at the top level...and they shouldn't be in the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 squad for this WC. We will all get behind the lads for the tournament...but its more in blind hope than any sense of expectation.

[@InclusiveEducators]

Know matter how we do at this World Cup, can Marler and Cole stay on and commentate

[@stevenbissett]

What's the bet you boys will be playing in a half-empty Twickers come the next 6N?

[@luke.hutchinson]

I bet Marler and Faz don’t have the same sense of humour!

[@edwardhodgson3994]

1 nil

[@davidpearn2484]

Lets hope they don't wear the wooden shirts 😂😂😂

[@MrRobjones70]

As a Welshman, I obviously want England to lose every game, but Marler & Cole sort of soften that thought process, and I'm OK with them getting out of the group stage this year. No further though. 👍👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@alanthomas6025]

The two least mobile players in the whole tournament

[@davidpearn2484]

😂😂😂.

[@2011hwalker]

This squad seems more concerned with "da banter" than actually achieving anything at the World Cup. Reminds me of the England team in 2011 WC, where Haskell seemed more interested in dropping impressions that focusing on performance. Ireland, SA and French teams seem like far more serious outfits.

[@daviddavies4535]

they were finished 6 years ago

[@sillygoose157]

So unfortunate how far of the England team is compared to other teams for all the legends on the team hoping to go out with a bang like marler cole Danny and others

[@jep1912]

Forgive me.... but you really shouldn't be so..... buoyant. Lord help us.

[@thewomble1509]

Spot on. Anyone would think they are favourites to win it it. Totally sick of this whole silly boys pantomime. Bunch of amateurs dressed as pros.

[@SupaSeb09]

Great past servants for England but nowhere near test level quality, Dan Cole looked at 6s and 7s in the Fiji game compared to other teams even say Japan, all 3 of their front rowers offer something in attack and the only thing Marler offers is grabbing someones snatch.

[@parusha22]

Nice. Guys - too old and too slow to do England much good unfortunately

[@Grumpy_Hobbit]

I hope there is less training day routine and more match day passion.

[@samuelawaqa-td5cu]

Go England Go but don't forget FIJI 😂😂😂😂 ha.ha.h, DON'T mind it..,.

[@johncannon3411]

it must so hard for marler to pretend to be funny

[@frostysfreeway2320]

If we think using Marler and Cole to market and further widen interest in our game, then we are in deep sheet. We need proper personalities in the game and for the majority of these players to retire. How the hell Adam Radwan has been left at home is beyond me. There is nobody in this current Engalnd backline who can do what he can....strike fear into the opposition. There is a cohort of folk who keep quoting mysterious defense/arial frailties which are bogus when you look at his real stats. Shocking omission but looking at this team he's dodged a bullet. We need whoever is running the NFL/BNA marketing etc to come in and save our sport. It is being managed by amateurs

[@thewomble1509]

No, not the Yanks, never!!

[@championthewonderhorse9733]

@@thewomble1509 Except they have taken a game played in fewer than 30 US cities into a worldwide and multi billion dollar sporting enterprise. While rugby is mired in controversy, head injuries, red cards, mysterious penalties around the ruck and scrum that no one understands, reduced interest in Australia and England, and is almost entirely reliant on New Zealand to make it a global game (they are supplying over 40 players to teams other than the All Blacks at this RWC!)

[@rickphillips5098]

Sorry but this is just annoying! So many poor performance's on the pitch recently by england and with most i know thinking there not getting out off knock out stages off world cup !!! Screw this funny happy side i want to see the passion to win ! Is this sponsored by a recruitment company for after dinner speaches ? RFU should be embarrassed!!

[@stevenbissett]

I hope Argentina and Samoa are watching this video.

[@davidpearn2484]

You definitely won't see other squads behaving like this lot jeez, it's like a jolly boy's outing 😂😂😂.

[@user-tp9ms1xn9w]

These two lost as the last World Cup a week before it happened

[@ElijahMan2633]

Keep the engine running….more humour than focus. Do any of these blokes really look like World Champs?

[@stevenbissett]

No. They look like a bunch of lads have a jolly at RFU expense.

[@davidpearn2484]

No they certainly don't.

[@thewomble1509]

@@stevenbissett Spot on.👍

[@NTL578]

I can't put my finger on exactly why, but of everything I've seen and heard for the last year or so, this got to me the most. I understand they aren't supposed to be locked in the hotel all day and having a laugh is important, but do these two look like world champions to you? Do any of them? They clearly have no thought at all about winning it and are there just to enjoy their retirement lap. Its not supposed to be a testimonial for these aging players. Good to know they're all buzzing about playing golf and that the food is good. Marler, in particular doesnt seem to be taking one bit of it seriously. The only one who seemed to be giving it some, and seemed in the zone was Farrell.

[@Kkpb-fh5vt]

I ABSOLUTELY couldn’t agree more.

[@jonnybaynham1689]

Jack in 2016 they were jovial and undefeated. Look at Hasks repeated trolling of Farrell that year. You're seeing 10 minutes of their preparation process. There are problems with what's going on, but the 10 minutes you see here isn't a problem. If there was an Irish series I'm sure they'd be showing some jovial. Miserable, serious players still doesn't output great teams

[@NTL578]

@jonnybaynham1689 I've got to be honest though it's not just this time, it's every time, and they make a point of saying it every press conference. Wigglesworth said in the presser today that he basically didn't care what anyone, including the fans, thought, and they just wanted the players to be happy and have fun. Anyway we're at the start of the big show now. Fingers crossed, come on England.

[@jordancurley995]

If I was an England fan I would be so angry with our players acting like children instead of the taking the situation seriously I mean you just lost to fji no disrespect to Fiji if you get what I mean

[@ElliotG89]

I've been an England fan for nearly 30 years and whilst the Fiji game was very disappointing, I'm more interested to see what happens over the next few weeks. I don't mind the lads having some fun outside of training on what is, lets not forget, a rugby tour.

[@thewomble1509]

@@ElliotG89 Do you work for the RFU? You'd fit right in with the current ethos, calling the W Cup a "rugby tour", my God!

[@ElliotG89]

@@thewomble1509 The World cup is a tour. A rugby tour is when your squad travels to a new destination with fixtures lined up and opposition needing to be beaten with a few socials thrown in along the way. It also happens to be the biggest tournament in rugby- don't get me wrong, I understand its importance and I want England to go as far as possible as much as the next supporter!

[@thewomble1509]

@@ElliotG89 Like the Victorian "grand tour"? I can assure you that none of the serious contenders for the cup are looking on this as a tour. It's a competition and will be won by the team with the best overall approach ,with a little bit of good fortune along the way.

[@ElliotG89]

@@thewomble1509 Did I say at any point that the England team were 'looking on this as a tour'? No I didn't. I doubt the England players are saying 'we're off on rugby tour'- I'm just saying in a way, it is a kind of tour! Anyway, my original point was I'd rather watch a 20 min vid of a couple of interviews, the boys having a laugh and some training footage rather than them walking around stone-faced and pushing each other. All the best to you.

[@iainhughes6637]

The old fart and the court jester, yep great choice. Englands pack compared to SA France et al is at best weak!

[@OhDeeDoubleU]

God Joe Marler tries way too hard to be funny. Must be tiring

[@ac2244]

He’d fold you up in a second.

[@robertwelsh6878]

@@ac2244 best comment ever

[@pauljohnson8302]

He's a clown ... but he's OUR clown, & a genuinely good guy

[@G-regTaylor]

You should try harder to be funny.

[@TGDarwell]

Is it tiring being that boring?

[@charliewalsh776]

Is it me, or does Joe marler come across incredibly condescending?

[@philbotherobot]

Marler trying too hard to be “funny” , get on with your rugby

[@Valhalla88888]

England the worst team in the 6 Nations whats there ranking #8 apart from Italy!!!

[@robertfoster1730]

sorry but personally I think he's just weird af. craic is a joke and just says really mundane random stuff. For sure must be odd in camp with a guy like that imo.

[@thewomble1509]

I can honestly say that , were I in the same squad as Marler, we'd need separate hotels and seats at the opposite ends of the dressing room.

[@martinfoster9848]

Joe Marler just isn't funny.

[@G-regTaylor]

And you are?

[@martinfoster9848]

@@G-regTaylor Did I say that I was?

[@G-regTaylor]

@@martinfoster9848 you didn’t need to.

[@martinfoster9848]

@@G-regTaylor Fascinating. Good to know.

[@thewomble1509]

@@G-regTaylor He's about as funny as you mate....................