Warren Gatland says the "Gypsy boy" comment aimed at Samson Lee by Joe Marler was "banter" and insists Wales have no issue with the England prop. <br /> <br />Marler apologised to Lee, who is from a Traveller background, at half-time during England's Six Nations win. <br /> <br />Traveller campaigner Shay Clipson said Marler should be banned. <br /> <br />"It's not just in sport, I think it's in every aspect of life where people get so PC and just make massive issues about things," said coach Gatland. <br /> <br />"It was just one of those things, a little bit of banter. We've accepted that and we've accepted his apology. Just move on. <br /> <br />"Fifteen or 20 years ago, those things were sorted out with fists and stuff." <br />Prop Francis banned for eight weeks <br /> <br />The comment by Marler, 25, is under investigation by Six Nations officials. <br /> <br />Clipson, the founder of the National Alliance of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Women, told BBC Radio 5 live that the Harlequins prop "cannot make mistakes like that and expect to just say sorry and walk away". <br /> <br />She added that the public had to imagine what the reaction would have been had a black or Asian player been subject to that sort of derogatory remark. <br /> <br />Marler has been cited for a separate incident of foul play involving another Wales prop, Rob Evans. <br />A previous Welsh Rugby Union statement said: "We're disappointed by the comment made and pleased Joe Marler apologised." <br /> <br />On Monday, assistant coach Rob Howley commented: "As players and coaches, there's banter in the game, but I think there's no place for that." <br /> <br />Marler's comment was heard by television viewers after being picked up on referee Craig Joubert's microphone. <br /> <br />"In modern sport, players have got to be aware that there are microphones everywhere and you have to act accordingly," said Gatland.
