By NEALE HARVEY
DYLAN Hartley’s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton’s restricted game plan, according to former England and Saints hooker Andy Long.
Long claims Hartley is not the ball-carrying threat he once was and that Jamie George’s superior running and offloading game caught Warren Gatland’s eye.
George can now seize the Lions’ No.2 jersey ahead of Rory Best and Ken Owens according to Long, who told The Rugby Paper: “Jamie was always going on the Lions tour because he offers something different off the bench, but he could end up ...