Hartley set to miss Lions tour after being handed 11-week ban for swearing at ref

Northampton captain Dylan Hartley has been handed an 11-week ban after being found guilty of verbally abusing a match official in yesterday’s Aviva Premiership final.

Hartley set to miss Lions tour after being handed 11-week ban for swearing at ref

Northampton captain Dylan Hartley has been handed an 11-week ban after being found guilty of verbally abusing a match official in yesterday’s Aviva Premiership final.

Hartley was sent off for allegedly calling referee Wayne Barnes a “f****** cheat” just before half-time in Leicester’s 37-17 victory at Twickenham.

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