England and Harlequins prop Joe Marler has confirmed his retirement date

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The loosehead-prop, who played a key role for Steve Borthwick's men during the 2023 Rugby World Cup, has 88 caps for his country since making his debut in 2012.

By the time he made 42nd international appearance against France in March 2016 he had missed only four matches since his debut on the way to becoming a Grand Slam winner.

He withdrew from the subsequent summer tour of Australia and took a break from the game before leading out England for his 50th cap in their stunning victory over Scotland in March 2017.

Three months later, Joe was part of the British & Irish Lions squad for their tour of New Zealand and was a regular for the Lions in their midweek games. He announced his international retirement in September 2018 to spend more time with his family, but reversed his decision to go to the recent the World Cup

Speaking to The Times, he revealed today that the end is nigh: "I’m available for England but I’ll quit rugby in 2025,"

50. Robert Jones (Wales) - Scrum-half - 1989 - P3 W2 D0 L1 - 73

49. Tom Smith (Scotland) - Prop - 1997, 2001 - P6 W3 D0 L3 - 75

48. Matt Dawson (England) - Scrum-half - 1997, 2001, 2005 - P7 W2 D0 L5 - 76

47. David Sole (Scotland) - Prop - 1989 - P3 W2 L1 - 90

46. Rhys Williams (Wales) - Lock - 1955, 1959 - P10 W5 L5 - 94

45. Neil Jenkins (Wales) - Fly-half - 1997, 2001 - P4 W2 D0 L2 - 99

44. Jason Robinson (England) - Fullback/Wing - 2001, 2005 - P5 W1 D0 L4 - 105

43. Roger Uttley (England) - Back row - 1974 - P4 W3 D1 L0 - 107

42. Bobby Windsor (Wales) - Hooker - 1974, 1977 - P5 W3 D1 L1 - 109

41. Jonny Wilkinson (England) - Fly-half - 2001, 2005 - P6 W1 D1 L4 - 110

40. Rob Andrew (England) - Fly-half - 1989, 1993 - P5 W3 D0 L2 - 110

39. Paul O'Connell (Ireland) - Lock - 2005, 2009 - P6 W1 D0 L5 - 114

38. Peter Wheeler (England) - Hooker - 1977, 1980 - P7 W2 L5 - 119

37. David Duckham (England) - Centre - 1971 - P3 W1 D1 L1 - 128

36. Jack Kyle (Ireland) - Fly-half - 1950 - P6 W2 D1 L3 - 147

35. Finlay Calder (Scotland) - Back row - 1989 - P3 W2 D0 L1 - 149

34. Dean Richards (England) - No. 8 - 1989, 1993 - P6 W3 D0 L3 - 174

33. Dickie Jeeps (England) - Scrum-half - 1955, 1959, 1962 - P13 W4 D1 L8 - 191

32. Bill Beaumont (England) - Lock - 1977, 1980 - P7 W2 D0 L5 - 191

31. Graham Price (Wales) - Prop - 1977, 1980, 1983 - P12 W2 D0 L10 - 204

30. Jim Telfer (Scotland) - No. 8 - 1996, 1968 - P8 W2 D1 L5 - 204

29. Syd Millar (Ireland) - Prop - 1959, 1962, 1968 - P9 W2 D2 L5 - 219

28. Lawrence Dallaglio (England) - No. 8 - 1997 - P3 W2 D0 L1 - 219

27. Fergus Slattery (Ireland) - Flanker - 1971, 1974 - P4 W3 D1 L0 - 232

26. Mike Teague (England) - Flanker - 1989, 1993 - P3 W3 D0 L0 - 238

25. Ieuan Evans (Wales) - Wing - 1989, 1993, 1997 - P7 W4 D0 L3 - 258

24. John Dawes (Wales) - Centre - 1971 - P4 W2 D1 L1 - 258

23 Cliff Morgan (Wales) - Fly-half - 1955 - P4 W2 D0 L2 - 272

22. Richard Hill (England) - Back row - 1997, 2001, 2005 - P5 W3 D0 L2 - 286

21. Tony O'Reilly (Ireland) - Wing - 1955, 1959 - P10 W5 D0 L5 - 287

20. JJ Williams (Wales) - Wing - 1974, 1977 - P7 W4 D1 L2 - 300

19. Scott Gibbs (Wales) - Centre - 1993, 1997 - P5 W3 D0 L2 - 305

18. Ian McGeechan (Scotland) - Centre - 1974, 1977 - P8 W4 D1 L3 - 315

17. Keith Wood (Ireland) - Hooker - 1997, 2001 - P5 W3 D0 L2 - 325

16. Gavin Hastings (Scotland) - Fullback - 1989, 1993 - P6 W3 D0 L3 - 337

15. Gordon Brown (Scotland) - Lock - 1971, 1974, 1977 - P8 W5 D1 L2 - 346

14. Andy Irvine (Scotland) - Fullback/Wing - 1974, 1977, 1980 - P9 W3 D1 L5 - 346

13. Jeremy Guscott (England) - Centre - 1989, 1993, 1997 - P8 W5 D0 L3 - 362

12. Fran Cotton (England) - Prop - 1974, 1977 - P7 W4 D1 L2 - 375

11. Ian McLauchlan (Scotland) - Prop - 1971, 1974 - P8 W5 D2 L1 - 382

10. Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) - Centre - 2001, 2005, 2009 - P6 W1 D0 L5 - 399

9. Phil Bennett (Wales) - Fly-half - 1974, 1977 - P8 W4 D1 L3 - 411

8. Mervyn Davies (Wales) - No. 8 - 1971, 1974 - P8 W5 D2 L1 - 448

7. Mike Gibson (Ireland) - Centre - 1966, 1968, 1971 - P12 W2 D2 L8 - 489

6. Gerald Davies (Wales) - Wing - 1968, 1971 - P5 W2 D1 L2 - 495

5. Barry John (Wales) - Fly-half - 1968, 1971 - P5 W2 D1 L2 - 501

4. JPR Williams (Wales) - Fullback - 1971, 1974 - P8 W5 D2 L1 - 529

3. Martin Johnson (England) - Lock - 1993, 1997, 2001 - P8 W4 D0 L4 - 535

2. Willie John McBride (Ireland) - Lock - 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1974 - P17 W5 D3 L9 - 546

1. Gareth Edwards (Wales) - Scrum-half - 1968, 1971, 1974 - P10 W5 D3 L2 - 574