England captain Dylan Hartley ruled out of South Africa tour with concussion

• Player will not return until pre-season for 2018-19 campaign
• Hartley to take extended break after Six Nations setback

Dylan Hartley will miss England’s three-Test tour to South Africa in June after being told to take the summer off following the Northampton hooker’s latest concussion.

The 32-year-old England captain has not played since taking a blow to the head in their final Six Nations match against Ireland at Twickenham. He ended the 2016 championship in the same manner, knocked out during the grand slam win against France, in Paris and made only one more appearance for the Saints that season, as a second-half replacement in their final Premiership match at Gloucester.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2vAyIJH