Dylan Hartley: England captain to miss South Africa tour with concussion
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England captain Dylan Hartley has been ruled out of the summer tour of South Africa because of concussion.
The Northampton hooker has not played since sustaining a head injury in last month's Six Nations loss to Ireland.
Following specialist medical advice, the 32-year-old will now take an extended period of rest.
"It has been recommended that I take a break this summer and while I find that decision hard to accept, it's important I listen to that advice," he said.
England face the Springboks in three Tests, starting in Johannesburg on 9 June.
Hartley suffered a series of concussions two years ago, but returned to lead his country on the tour of Australia in June 2016.
He said he was "very disappointed" to miss the remainder of this season and is looking to return to action in time for the next campaign.
"I intend to use this time to recover fully from my injury, so I can be ready to hit the ground running when pre-season training starts later this summer," he added.
England are already without Bath backs Anthony Watson (Achilles injury) and Jonathan Joseph, who needs surgery on his left foot.
Forwards Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints) and Nathan Hughes (Wasps) were ruled out in March with knee ligament injuries.
Meanwhile, former England flanker Steffon Armitage has ruptured an Achilles tendon and will be out of action for up to nine months, his French club Pau said.
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Hartley's also a damn good player, and has actually been quite disciplined and strong for England. Seems to rub some fans up the wrong way it seems, but we shouldn't be celebrating this!
I’ve provided a link to the declining participation numbers in RU, and the response from Welsh RU devotees who state the game is dying due to the emphasis on bulk. A kid at school watching a sport shouldn’t be thinking...”if I down five protein shakes and hit the gym for two hours each day I will be set up for RU”. No, he should be having fun with the ball.
Hartley has a better international disciplinary record than Sam Warburton. He's never been red carded at international level.
As a matter of interest, given the hits they take and give in RL, why don't we ever hear of concussion issues there?
Arrant nonsense start to finish. Central contracts don't stop players playing club rugby and these "pointless overseas tours" aka Internationals finance every facet of the game. Where do you think the RFU and every other Union gets its money from Einstein?
This will be good in the long run for England... but not so good for the rest of us.
Another one to leave behind is Haskell.... just a big lump hanging around the edges not actually doing anything.
On a serious note I hope the summer tour is used to blood youngsters and the old guard like Robshaw, Haskell, Cole etc have a rest
You’ve got no clue clearly.
South African Rugby is on the up again.
As far as talent and match ups go, SA have (probably) the best hooker in the world in Malcolm Marx and the rest of the team are just fine.
The only glaring weaknesses, I would say, are the back three who are very suspect on defence.
If England go in with the same view as you then you will be very dissapointed.