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Courtney Lawes benefitted from the head of Joe Marler <\/p>\n

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England scored one of the most comical tries in Rugby World Cup history during their match against Japan as Joe Marler unknowingly claimed an assist with his head.<\/p>\n

During the second half of the Pool D clash in Nice, with England narrowly leading 13-12, they received a huge stroke of fortune when George Ford\u2019s pass went backwards off the hands of Will Stuart, clattered off the head of the unwitting Marler and Courtney Lawes almost embarrassedly scooped the ball up to score the try.<\/p>\n

In rugby, if the ball goes forward off a player\u2019s hands or arm, it is a knock-on and a scrum to the opposition but off any other part of the body \u2013 including the head or face \u2013 and it\u2019s a legal play. <\/p>\n

The ludicrous nature of the try was fitting for an error-strewn match in which both sides struggled to execute basic skills, consistently knocking on or dropping the ball.<\/p>\n

The subsequent conversion took the score from 13-12 to 20-12 and England would pull further away from their opponents in the closing stages of the match to eventually record a 34-12 bonus-point win.<\/p>\n

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The try provoked a mixture of delight and derision on social media and beyond, with ITV co-commentator and former England international Ben Kay jokingly calling it \u201cJoe Marler\u2019s greatest ever assist\u201d in commentary at the time.<\/p>\n

ITV rugby presenter Mark Pougatch took to Twitter\/X to write \u201cJoe Marler headed that down like a 1970s Fourth Division centre forward.\u201d <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, ex England fly half and current podcaster Andy Goode wrote: \u201cComedy try but we\u2019ll take it! Off the nut and Marler with assist.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Even the official Rugby World Cup account got in on the action, saying \u201cJoe Marler\u2019s mohawk has just recorded an assist for a try\u201d in reference to the prop\u2019s hairstyle.<\/p>\n

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