Dylan Hartley to bring the mongrel to new look England

Eddie Jones set to pick controversial hooker as his new captain, with nice-guy Chris Robshaw out of the picture

Dylan Huntley
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The England rugby team is set to get a new captain under coach Eddie Jones after it emerged that the Australian coach had earmarked hooker Dylan Hartley, who was not part of the World Cup squad, for the role.

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