England coach Stuart Lancaster was left with little choice but to drop Dylan Hartley before World Cup
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England coach Stuart Lancaster was left with little choice but to drop Dylan Hartley before World Cup
Stuart Lancaster simply had no choice.
Once Dylan Hartley was banned for the first game of the Rugby World Cup against Fiji, his tournament was over before it had begun.
It would not have mattered had his previous disciplinary record been that of Peter Perfect.
Hartley has blown his chance of playing in a home World Cup The reality of the regulations is that, once a side’s 31-man squad has been announced, only an injury that ends a player’s tournament can bring a replacement.
So, say one of England’s two hookers had suffered a minor ailment just before the Fiji match, then England …
Once Dylan Hartley was banned for the first game of the Rugby World Cup against Fiji, his tournament was over before it had begun.
It would not have mattered had his previous disciplinary record been that of Peter Perfect.
Hartley has blown his chance of playing in a home World Cup The reality of the regulations is that, once a side’s 31-man squad has been announced, only an injury that ends a player’s tournament can bring a replacement.
So, say one of England’s two hookers had suffered a minor ailment just before the Fiji match, then England …
