World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson is backing Dylan Hartley to be included in Eddie Jones’s England squad for this year’s tournament in Japan despite the Northampton hooker having been side-lined since December by a knee injury. Johnson knows what it’s like to triumph at the World Cup and also the problems associated with a Read More …
Warren Gatland today snubbed captain Dylan Hartley and ignored key England players who had helped win successive Six Nations titles and equalled the world record of 18 successive wins when he named a 41 strong British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer. England still had the largest contingent in the squad Read More …
Eddie Jones, sporting a bandaged left eye, today handed the England captaincy to Dylan Hartley for the Six Nations defence despite the Northampton hooker having missed six weeks following his latest ban for foul play. Hartley lined up with the other Six Nations captains for the official launch of the tournament in London today having Read More …
