Dylan Hartley’s Six Nations participation hangs in the balance

Brian O'Driscoll insists Hartley will have to accept the outcome of the hearing without complaint.

Dylan Hartley will learn on Wednesday if he will be available to lead England into the RBS 6 Nations after being sent off for the third time in his career.

Hartley will appear before an independent hearing to discover the length of the ban imposed for his stiff-arm tackle on Sean O'Brien in Northampton's Champions Cup defeat by Leinster on Friday night.