Hartley set to reclaim captaincy of England

By NICK CAIN

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DYLAN Hartley, the man Eddie Jones calls his ‘Captain Fantastic’, is poised to be reinstated as England captain following his return to match action for Northampton.
Jones wants Hartley back in charge following his recovery from a careerthreatening bout of concussion, and the man who replaced him, Owen Farrell, seems only to happy to oblige.
Farrell, who captained England in Hartley’s absence during the 2-1 summer tour series loss in South Africa, seemed unperturbed ...

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