Hartley only on the pitch a few minutes and is sent off for a wild swinging arm on O'Brien

Get off you *****

Knacker!

Bye bye England captains armband.

clown

This is the reason he should not be near a lions captaincy

You can always count on Dillon Hartley! What scum!

A thug that's all he is and the gentlemen that is Stuart Lancaster recognised that already

"I'm surprised, he's not that type of player." words never ever uttered with respect to Dylan Hartley.

He's such a liability, it was a reckless horrible arm swing. Scummy behaviour that's not surprising from him.

it'd be daft to give him lions captain. He is wreck less. That was a filthy belt.

to save time refs should red card Hartley before he walks into the pitch.

The mind boggles as to why a coach would make a guy with his poor disciplinary record captain of a national team. It would be like making Joey Barton captain of England soccer team!

Never red carded in an international, only happens with his club. This is the man who's led England to 13 consecutive wins but you don't think he's captain material? Laughable.

Boohoo, it clearly wasn't intentional, if any of you have ever made a tackle you know that you swing into it. Stop making it seem like something it isnt

Once a knacker always a knacker

Certainly reckless but he can't be blamed for O'Brien slipping just as he was going to tackle him. Didn't even look like he caught him on the cideo

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This behaviour shouldn't happen for club or country and I say that about one of our own players too. The guy is a thug.

so thuggery is acceptable at club level? I don't recall Paul O Connell acting in such a fashion. At any level.

Did I say acceptable? I just pointed out it doesn't happen in internationals. Not a liability in an England shirt.

Nah sure England haven't been on the back foot since he's been captain, wait until it happens and he'll lose the head and do something stupid

How can anyone here suggest it wasn't intentional. Even the English commentators on BT said it was red.

The fact he is unreliable to be eligible for an international game due to his long list of suspensions and lengthy bans makes him a liability for England too.. wake up David

Exactly Shane Hanley.

Well said Rohan Hogan.

He just couldn't hold it in any longer could he

life ban

Eddie Jones reconsider your captain was shocked when he was appointed - tonight confirms ....

Hartley is a thug & scumbag.

Mikey O'Reilly I like your thinking. With all the bans he has racked up now, Trevor Brennan got a life ban for a **** of a lot less.

"it clearly wasn't intentional".....u on drugs mate....guys an idiot....

scum

Ah here, much respect for Trevor Brennan but i dont think hartley would launch at sum1 at a supporter!

defo red tho. new rules brought in dont give much suggestion you could qustion card colour.

Pisi lucky not to see red also for the haymaker

Definite red. Perfect. Rest, then come back for the six nations. Never been even carded as captain! Different player.

Captain for the Lions my arse

Wasn't like he did it on purpose..

It was a definite red card but his arm started swinging way below the shoulder and o'brien fell into it as he got tackled, reckless but unlucky.

He shouldn't even be starting for England never mind Lions, Beaty all the way

Besty*

Hard to look at that as anything but deliberate, clear swing of the arm. Could've captained the lions, but now he won't.