Joe Marler closes in on being the most sin-binned player in Premiership history

Rugby is a contact sport and we all enjoy a bit of the physical stuff at times, which is fine if kept inside the rules. The 10 players on this list have taken that physicality too far more than any others.

10. Jamie Gibson (Northampton Saints) - 10

9. Tim Payne (Wasps) - 10

8. Calum Clark (Saracens) - 10

5=. Christopher Hala'ufia (London Irish) - 11

5=. Danny Grewcock (Bath) - 11

5=. Tom Wood (Northampton Saints) - 11

4=. Chris Jones (Worcester Warriors) - 12

3=. Joe Marler (Harlequins) -12

2. Matthew Slater (Bristol Bears) - 14

1. David Paice (London Irish) - 19

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