Lack of an orange mohawk may have saved Sean O’Brien from a longer ban

It could have been a lot worse according to Joe Marler.

The England prop has opened up on how Sean O'Brien's one-week ban may have been much stiffer if he had followed the Harlequins man's fashion advice. O'Brien will be missing for this Sunday's World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after being found guilty of a punch on Pascal Pape during the 24-9 pool stage win over France last Sunday. O'Brien was handed down a two-week ban but had one week taken off the initial sentence for his previous good character and that didn't please everyone, with Brian Moore especially vexed https://twitter.com/brianmoore666/status/654029962714988546 But perhaps Sean turned up in a smart suit and had his hair gelled with half a factory full of gunk to make himself more presentable, unlike Joe Marler. The prop forward told of how one appearance in front of a citing commissioner did not end well because of his rather unusual fashion choices https://twitter.com/JoeMarler/status/654048183925010432 However Brian Moore hasn't taken kindly to the reaction to Marler's comments by Twitter users https://twitter.com/brianmoore666/status/654199686425874432 And poor Joe looks to be all sad too https://twitter.com/JoeMarler/status/654211276772655104