England prop Joe Marler, who will line out today against France, has credited his quick recovery from a broken leg to drinking gallons of milk.
The loosehead was expected to miss much of the Six Nations tournament, but made a remarkable return to the games less than a month after his fracture was confirmed.
Marler credited England’s physio Phil Pask and two pints of full-fat milk a day with his quick return to the game.
“Your mum or whoever says milk is really good for you and you don’t really believe it until you really need it because you’ve got a broken leg, apparently, so I just drank loads of that,” Marler told reporters at a pre-tournament press conference this week.
Your mum or whoever says milk is really good for you and you don’t really believe it until you really need it
“I’m not putting it all on that, I’m putting it on Pask as well, but yeah, it’s helped I think.
“There’s lots of calcium in milk, so that helps with the bones. And teeth. That’s not a new thing, it’s been around for thousands of years.
“I started drinking two pints of milk a day, I think it’s something I’ll keep doing because it’s really tasty.
There’s lots of calcium in milk, so that helps with the bones. And teeth. That’s not a new thing, it’s been around for thousands of years.
“I always thought green top (semi-skimmed) was good for you because it’s reduced fat, but they gave me licence to have blue top (full fat) and the odd day I’d have that gold top (full cream) stuff, the one with like 1,000 calories in one. Maybe I won’t carry on with that, but blue top, it’s been really good for me.”
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My farming week: John Hayes, Cappamore, Co Limerick
England prop Joe Marler, who will line out today against France, has credited his quick recovery from a broken leg to drinking gallons of milk.
The loosehead was expected to miss much of the Six Nations tournament, but made a remarkable return to the games less than a month after his fracture was confirmed.
Marler credited England’s physio Phil Pask and two pints of full-fat milk a day with his quick return to the game.
“Your mum or whoever says milk is really good for you and you don’t really believe it until you really need it because you’ve got a broken leg, apparently, so I just drank loads of that,” Marler told reporters at a pre-tournament press conference this week.
Your mum or whoever says milk is really good for you and you don’t really believe it until you really need it
“I’m not putting it all on that, I’m putting it on Pask as well, but yeah, it’s helped I think.
“There’s lots of calcium in milk, so that helps with the bones. And teeth. That’s not a new thing, it’s been around for thousands of years.
“I started drinking two pints of milk a day, I think it’s something I’ll keep doing because it’s really tasty.
There’s lots of calcium in milk, so that helps with the bones. And teeth. That’s not a new thing, it’s been around for thousands of years.
“I always thought green top (semi-skimmed) was good for you because it’s reduced fat, but they gave me licence to have blue top (full fat) and the odd day I’d have that gold top (full cream) stuff, the one with like 1,000 calories in one. Maybe I won’t carry on with that, but blue top, it’s been really good for me.”
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My farming week: John Hayes, Cappamore, Co Limerick
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