Ireland v England: Dylan Hartley says yellow cards 'find their way to me' but there is another side to the story
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Ireland v England: Dylan Hartley says yellow cards 'find their way to me' but there is another side to the story
Dylan Hartley latched on to a statistic thrown his way on Wednesday with the relish of a man locking horns with the Ireland scrum for the first time.
In the 32 matches the England hooker has played in the Six Nations Championship, dating back six years to 2009, Hartley has never once been sent to the sin bin.
Not once, not for technical issues, or daft penalties, or errant use of the boot (think South Africa in November) or for a bout of red-mist descending.
The Northampton Saint who has been a sinner (admittedly being cited for biting in one of those championship games) is not a lost…
In the 32 matches the England hooker has played in the Six Nations Championship, dating back six years to 2009, Hartley has never once been sent to the sin bin.
Not once, not for technical issues, or daft penalties, or errant use of the boot (think South Africa in November) or for a bout of red-mist descending.
The Northampton Saint who has been a sinner (admittedly being cited for biting in one of those championship games) is not a lost…
