• Hartley missed World Cup with longstanding knee injury
The former England captain Dylan Hartley has announced his retirement from rugby after failing to recover from a knee injury.
The 33-year-old Northampton Saints hooker won 97 caps and had been in line to feature at the Rugby World Cup before the injury that he suffered 11 months ago.
Written by Paul Rees
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