Hartley not bothered by underdogs tag

NORTHAMPTON captain Dylan Hartley wasted no time in claiming the tag of underdog for his side’s Heineken Cup final date against Leinster.

The feisty England hooker was speaking following a ridiculously easy semi-final victory over Perpignan in Milton Keynes yesterday, a game that bore no resemblance to Saturday’s ferociously competitive encounter in Dublin.

“I think we go into that game as underdogs, I’ve already been told that,” said Hartley.