BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT

Days are numbered: England captain Dylan Hartley

It had to happen – and in fact you could argue it might have been better for England if France had nicked the win they probably deserved at Twickenham first up seven weeks ago.
Long unbeaten runs are great but only up to a certain a point. Alex Ferguson wrote about this once when one of his United teams went on a long unbeaten year despite playing progressively worse football.
A mixed blessing.
Believe it or not, such long runs can begin to drag you down, especially when you are a young developing team bad...