Lancaster Comes down hard on Hartley

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Stuart Lancaster has warned Dylan Hartley he can forget about resuming his Test career in the cauldron of South Africa if he can't be trusted on the field.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_7747968,00.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9258411/England-head-coach-Stuart-Lancaster-warns-his-players-to-toughen-up-and-toe-the-line.html

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/saints/breaking-news-lancaster-warning-for-hartley-1-3829498

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/10/lancaster-warns-england-behave-south-africa

Morgannwg wrote:I'm still waiting for the ones who were touting Hartley as a Lions starting hooker and captain to come fourth and admit how silly they were. Sgt_Pooly where are you??

Sugar and yappysnap were two others.

I said Hartley should be starting hooker for the Lions and I stand by it.

I think I said Hartley was a captaincy contender, which he is. He captains his club well.

He's a fine player and should definitely tour. I know Gatland isn't a huge fan of his so I would be a little surprised to see him start the first test (and shocked if I saw him lead them out), but if I were in charge it would be between him and Best to start, with Rees' name down to tour as well (with his captaincy experience Rees would make a fantastic captain in any tour games he played in).