InGuinnessVeritas wrote:There's something else I've noticed about Hartley. When he's just about to throw in at a line-out, more often than not he takes a step towards his side after the TJ has positioned him. Is this legit?
No! Very sneeky way of throwing the ball straight down your own line and making it not looking obvious. Don't blame him he is allowed to get away with it as the Ref is more obsessed with setting the gap between the teams. Hartley then takes it away by his last second side step towards his lineup of players.
Batty was doing it all afternoon too.
Tom Youngs had better 'cotton-on' to it then
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Dylan Hartley has been cited for a head butt on Jamie George in the semi final. I wonder if the Clot will uphold his previous statements about how Dylan was on his last chance, he's blown it again. Surely he has to be dropped now Stu?
TigerLad wrote:Dylan Hartley has been cited for a head butt on Jamie George in the semi final. I wonder if the Clot will uphold his previous statements about how Dylan was on his last chance, he's blown it again. Surely he has to be dropped now Stu?
Absolutely no way will he drop Hartley, Lancaster has shown himself to be a complete hypocrite by continuing to select and play Hartley. This, after issuing him with final warnings after which he still transgressed.
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Needs to be dropped as he's once again proved he is a liability when it comes to the pressure games. He can't ban Care and now Manu for off field discipline issues when this idiot is going around assaulting people (thats what it is) in front of thousands of fans and cameras.
chipnchase wrote:Needs to be dropped as he's once again proved he is a liability when it comes to the pressure games. He can't ban Care and now Manu for off field discipline issues when this idiot is going around assaulting people (thats what it is) in front of thousands of fans and cameras.
Did you actually see the incident? Crikey, calm down...!
Yes I have, despite some people saying 'its not the worst incident ever' lets have a look at all the other 'not the worst' incidents he's had.
April 2007 – 26 weeks for eye-gouging Wasps duo James Haskell and Jonny O'Connor
March 2012 – eight weeks for biting Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris
December 2012 – two weeks for punching Ulster hooker Rory Best
May 2013 – 11 weeks for verbally abusing referee Wayne Barnes
December 2014 – three weeks for elbowing Leicester centre Matt Smith
So between biting, gouging, punching, elbowing, verbally abusing and now headbutting i'd probably question his temperament wouldn't you?
The blokes got serious issues, add to this the fact that he walked up to George rather than it happening in a flair up or broken up scrum/maul makes it even worse!
