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Dylan Hartley: “Courtney Lawes is playing. That means it’s business”

England hooker Dylan Hartley on the England v New Zealand World Cup semi-final, why Tier Two terminology should be banished, and the brouhaha surrounding high tackles Focused: second-row Courtney Lawes during an England training session in Tokyo (Getty Images)Dylan Hartley on the England v New Zealand Rugby World Cup semi-final The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. By …Continue reading »

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Northampton and England hooker Dylan Hartley

White orcs, smartphones and Disney movies all crop up in this chat with the England captainLeading man: Dylan Hartley in action against Argentina in November. Photo: Getty ImagesWhite orcs, smartphones and Disney movies all crop up in this chat with the England captain

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How important is the role of the captain?

With the Six Nations up and running all the chat has been about captaincy but how important is the role of the skipper and who will get the Lions job this summer?Front runner: Alun Wyn Jones has been namechecked as a likely Lions captainMartin Johnson always reckoned that us lot in the media made too much of the role of a captain – …Continue reading »

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